Turbulence and Overturning Gravity Wave Effects Deduced From Mesospheric NA Density Between 100-105 KM at Andes Lidar Observatory, Chile

Alan Z. Liu; Channing P. Philbrick; Gary R. Swenson; Fabio A. Vargas

Turbulence and Overturning Gravity Wave Effects Deduced From Mesospheric NA Density Between 100-105 KM at Andes Lidar Observatory, Chile

Alan Z. Liu, Channing P. Philbrick, Gary R. Swenson, Fabio A. Vargas

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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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Atmospheric turbulence activity in the mesosphere and lower thermosphere (MLT) region is determined from narrowband Na lidar measurements obtained over 27 nights between 85-105 km altitude at the Andes Lidar Observatory (ALO) in Cerro Pachón, Chile (30.3ºS, 70.7ºW). Photocount perturbations in the applicable spectral subrange are used as a tracer of turbulence activity. Mean altitude profiles reveal a log-scale linear increase in turbulence perturbation amplitude above 95 km. The observed trend is compared against global mean constituent transport profiles derived from SABER and SCIAMACHY satellite borne measurements.

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Atmospheric gravity waves
eddy diffusion
turbulence

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Turbulence and Overturning Gravity Wave Effects Deduced From Mesospheric NA Density Between 100-105 KM at Andes Lidar Observatory, Chile

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