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WINDS in the upper atmosphere have been measured at Adelaide, South Australia (35°S) by radio observations of drifting meteor trails, using a combined continuous wave and pulse technique1. The systematic features of the winds can be described in terms of a prevailing component and 24-, 12- and 8-h periodic components. Here we are concerned primarily with the behaviour of the prevailing component in the height range 75–105 km for the six years from June 1966 to June 1972.
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ELFORD, W. Prevailing winds in lower thermosphere. Nature 261, 123–124 (1976). https://doi.org/10.1038/261123a0
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