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Atmospheric gravity waves, detected over Kiruna (67.8°N, 20.4°E) during geomagnetic storms, are presented and analysed. The data include direct measurements of the OI 630.0 nm emission line intensity, the x-component of the local geomagnetic field and thermospheric (meridional and zonal) wind velocities derived from the OI 630.0 nm Doppler shift observed with an imaging Fabry-Perot interferometer (IFPI). A low pass band filter technique was used to determine short-period variations in the thermospheric meridional wind velocities observed during geomagnetic storms. These short-period variations in the meridional wind velocities, which are identified as due to gravity waves, are compared to the corresponding variations observed in the OI 630.0 nm emission line intensity, x-component of the local geomagnetic field and the location of the auroral electrojet. A cross-correlation analysis was used to calculate the propagation velocities of the observed gravity waves.
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Fagundes, P.R., Aruliah, A.L., Rees, D. et al. Gravity wave generation and propagation during geomagnetic storms over Kiruna (67.8°N, 20.4°E). Annales Geophysicae 13, 358–366 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00585-995-0358-7
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00585-995-0358-7