Comparison of terdiurnal tidal oscillations in mesospheric OH rotational temperature and Na lidar temperature measurements at mid-latitudes for fall/spring conditions

• Taylor M. J.

  Space Dynamics Laboratory and Physics Department, Utah State University

• Pendleton Jr. W. R.

  Space Dynamics Laboratory and Physics Department, Utah State University

• Gardner C. S.

  Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

• States R. J.

  Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Bibliographic Information

Other Title

• Comparison of terdiurnal tidal oscillations in mesospheric OH rotational temperature and Na lidar temperature measurements a mid-latitudes for fall/Spring conditions

Abstract

Results from two different instrumental techniques, an Na Wind/Temperature Lidar and an OH Mesospheric Temperature Mapper, have been combined to investigate the occurrence and properties of the mid-latitude terdiurnal (8-hr) tide at near mesopause altitudes (80-105 km). High-resolution Na lidar measurements were taken throughout the diurnal and annual cycle (1996-98) at Urbana, Illinois (40°N, 88°W) to characterize the seasonal behavior of the 24, 12, 8 and 6-hr tides. Complementary measurements using a recently developed CCD imager capable of mapping OH temperature (at -87 km altitude) were made from Bear Lake Observatory, Utah (41.9°N, 111.6°W) and Ft. Collins, Colorado (40.6°N, 105°W) within the same time period. The “mean day” lidar data for the spring and fall periods investigated here each indicate an average amplitude variation of -2-5 K over the depth of the OH layer but distinct phases of <1-hr LST and -7-hr LST, respectively, for the 8-hr component. The Temperature Mapper data are in excellent agreement with these findings but in addition have shown that the amplitude of this tidal component can vary by as much as an order of magnitude (1.5-15 K) on a night-by-night basis resulting in an apparent 8-hr dominance of the nocturnal variation during investigated portions of the spring and fall seasons with little or no diurnal and semi-diurnal variability evident. Reports of terdiurnal tidal measurements in the mid-latitude nightglow emissions are exceptionally rare and have yet to be modeled. These innovative joint measurements pave the way for new research in this important area.

Journal

• Earth, Planets and Space

  Earth, Planets and Space 51 (7-8), 877-885, 1999

  Society of Geomagnetism and Earth, Planetary and Space Sciences, The Seismological Society of Japan, The Volcanological Society of Japan , The Geodetic Society of Japan , The Japanese Society for Planetary Sciences

Keywords

• Space and Planetary Science
• Geology

Details

• CRID: 1390001206510757120
• NII Article ID: 10002698252
• NII Article ID: 130003956041
• NII Book ID: AA11211921
• DOI: 10.1186/bf03353246
• ISSN: 18805981
• ISSN: 13438832
• NDL BIB ID: 4864167
• Web Site: https://ndlsearch.ndl.go.jp/books/R000000004-I4864167
• Web Site: https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1186/BF03353246.pdf
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• Web Site: http://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1186/BF03353246
• Text Lang: en
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