Abstract
<p>Azimuth of medium scale gravity waves (GWs) propagation in the thermosphere/ionosphere fundamentally depends on the daytime and day of year. Previous studies show that the GWs mostly propagate against the predominant direction of neutral winds in the ionosphere. However, several cases of propagation along the wind direction have also been identified, specifically around the equinoxes. The analysis is based on remote observation of the ionosphere using multi–frequency and multipoint continuous Doppler sounding. The network consists of at least three spatially separated sounding paths (transmitter-receiver pairs) at three frequencies, situated in the western part of the Czech Republic. The apparent horizontal velocity and azimuth of GWs are derived from the time shifts observed for different measuring paths. The HWM14 neutral wind model is used for comparison of neutral winds with the observed phase speeds of GWs. Cases of anomalous propagation of GWs along the direction of neutral winds are analyzed. It is shown that the observed GW periods can be substantially shorter than the intrinsic periods in the wind-rest frame owing to Doppler shift.</p>
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