Estimation of mesopause temperatures at low latitudes using the Kunming meteor radar
Estimation of mesopause temperatures at low latitudes using the Kunming meteor radar
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DOI:
10.1002/2015rs005722
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发表时间:
2016-03
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影响因子:
1.6
通讯作者:
W. Yi;X. Xue;Jinsong Chen;X. Dou;Tingdi Chen;Na Li
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作者:
W. Yi;X. Xue;Jinsong Chen;X. Dou;Tingdi Chen;Na Li
In this study, mesopause temperatures over a low‐latitude station were derived by applying the temperature gradient model technique to data from a meteor radar installation located in Kunming (25.6°N, 103.8°E), China. The estimated temperatures are in good agreement with Sounding of the Atmosphere by Broadband Emission Radiometry (SABER) temperatures and exhibit clear seasonal and interannual variations with dominant spectral peaks at annual, semiannual, quasi 90 day, and terannual oscillations. However, the amplitudes of the temperature fluctuations and the dominant spectral peaks are larger than those from SABER. An improved method that accounts for the temperature sensitivity of the slope estimated from the meteor radar data was developed to calibrate the larger fluctuations obtained using the temperature gradient model technique. The resulting calibrated temperatures are more consistent with SABER observations, and the accuracy of the derived temperatures is significantly improved.