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The observations of short-duration meteor showers at different geographic locations are important for well understanding of their outbursts. Using the four all-sky interferometric meteor radars at Mohe (53.49°N, 122.34°E), Beijing (40.3°N, 116.19°E), Wuhan (30.54°N, 114.34°E), and Ledong (18.44°N, 108.97°E) in China, four outbursts (2011, 2012, 2018, and 2019) of the October Draconid meteor shower were observed between 2011 and 2021. The October Draconid meteor velocity was concentrated around 22∼23 km s−1, with an active duration of 6∼9 h and a main peak around the solar longitude 194.73°∼195.63°. When comparing the hourly rates of the October Draconid meteor shower for different years at Mohe, a maximum (minimum) of peak flux was observed in 2012 (2011). The radiants and orbit parameters of the October Draconid meteors derived from the radars at different latitudes are consistent, except that the weighted mean echo height during the peak activity at Mohe was always lower than that at other stations. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

We present a study on the long‐term variation of lunar semidiurnal (LSD) tides in the mesosphere and lower thermosphere (MLT). The study is based on a meteor radar chain along ∼120°E meridian, which consists of five stations located at Mohe (MH, 53.5°N, 122.3°E), Beijing (BJ, 40.3°N, 116.2°E), Wuhan (WH, 30.5°N, 114.6°E), Sanya (SY, 18.3°N, 109.6°E), and Ledong (LD, 18.4°N, 109.0°E), respectively. Using the Lomb‐Scargle spectral analysis and least squares fitting method, strong quarter‐annual oscillations in the LSD are found at the three midlatitude stations and their magnitudes are comparable. The LSD magnitudes exhibit clear seasonal and latitudinal differences. The monthly mean magnitudes of LSD reach the maximum in January at all five stations but in other seasons they behave differently at different stations. Besides, the effects of polar vortex weakening (PVW) and quasi‐biennial oscillation (QBO) phases on the LSD are discussed. Based on the 12 PVW events, our study observes that the enhancement of the LSD is not always related to the commencements of PVW events. The enhancements of the LSD during the easterly QBO phase are generally stronger than those enhancements during the westerly QBO phase in the MLT region. The easterly QBO phase could modulate the mesospheric zonal mean zonal winds at low latitudes during the PVWs, which is in favor of amplifying the LSD. Our results suggest that the QBO phase is an important factor in enhancing the LSD in the MLT region during PVW events. Key Points: Seasonal and latitudinal variations of lunar semidiurnal (LSD) tidal magnitudes are revealed via long‐term observations by meteor radarsThe quasi‐biennial oscillation phases are associated with the enhancement of the LSD during polar vortex weakening eventsA strong quarter‐annual oscillation is observed in the LSD magnitudes in the mesosphere and lower thermosphere region [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

We present an analysis of the response of quasi-10-day waves (Q10DWs) to the sudden stratospheric warming (SSW) event which occurred on March 23, 2020. The Q10DWs are observed in the mesosphere and lower thermosphere (MLT) region by three meteor radars, which are located at middle latitudes along the 120°E meridian from Mohe (MH, 53.5°N, 122.3°E), Beijing (BJ, 40.3°N, 116.2°E), to Wuhan (WH, 30.5°N, 114.6°E). The Q10DWs reveal similar temporal and altitudinal variations during the SSW in the MLT region at the three stations. The activities of Q10DWs are also captured in the temperature measurements from the Sounding of the Atmosphere using Broadband Emission Radiometry (SABER) on the Thermosphere Ionosphere Mesosphere Energetics and Dynamics satellite in the MLT region. Further analysis of the Q10DW phases indicates that the Q10DWs might be in situ generated due to mesospheric instabilities at higher latitudes around MH and then propagate southward to lower latitudes at BJ and WH. The atmospheric instabilities are not directly responsible for the excitations of Q10DWs at lower latitudes, while the observed equatorward propagation of the Q10DWs is important. Our result provides the observational evidence for latitudinal couplings in the MLT region after the SSW onset, which is achieved by southward propagating planetary waves in the MLT region. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]