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SABER observations of daytime atomic oxygen and ozone variability in the mesosphere

Smith, A. K., Marsh, D., Mlynczak, M. G., Russell, J. M., & Mast, J. C. (2011). SABER observations of daytime atomic oxygen and ozone variability in the mesosphere. In Aeronomy of the Earth's Atmosphere and Ionosphere. New York: Springer. doi:10.1007/978-94-007-0326-1

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Abstract

Multiyear observations from the SABER (Sounding of the Atmosphere using Broadband Emission Radiometry) instrument on the TIMED (Thermosphere, Ionosphere, Mesosphere, Energetics and Dynamics) satellite are used to determine the daytime variations of ozone and atomic oxygen in the upper mesosphere.... Show moreMultiyear observations from the SABER (Sounding of the Atmosphere using Broadband Emission Radiometry) instrument on the TIMED (Thermosphere, Ionosphere, Mesosphere, Energetics and Dynamics) satellite are used to determine the daytime variations of ozone and atomic oxygen in the upper mesosphere. Both O3 and O vary during the daylight hours in response to tidal variations in temperature and winds. Ozone around 85 km responds most strongly to the very large O variations and its variations are in phase with those of O and T. At 97 km, where the O variations are weaker, ozone responds more strongly to the temperature and its variations are out of phase with those of O and T. Show less

Published Version: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-0326-1
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