Variability of mesopause temperature from the hydroxyl airglow observations over mid-latitudinal sites, Zvenigorod and Tory, Russia

We obtained data on temperature in the mesopause vicinity from ground-based observations of the hydroxyl airglow at mid-latitudinal sites, Zvenigorod (56°N, 37°E), located near Moscow, over 2000–2012, and Tory (52°N, 103°E), Eastern Siberia, over 2008–2012. Seasonal behavior of the temperature and i...

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Published in:Advances in space research 2014-12, Vol.54 (12), p.2511-2517
Main Authors: Perminov, V.I., Semenov, A.I., Medvedeva, I.V., Zheleznov, Yu.A.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Airglow
Ground-based observation
Hydroxyl airglow
Mesopause
Mesopause temperature
Moscow
Nightly variability
Russia
Seasonal and multi-year changes
Siberia
Space research
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Summary:We obtained data on temperature in the mesopause vicinity from ground-based observations of the hydroxyl airglow at mid-latitudinal sites, Zvenigorod (56°N, 37°E), located near Moscow, over 2000–2012, and Tory (52°N, 103°E), Eastern Siberia, over 2008–2012. Seasonal behavior of the temperature and its monthly and nightly mean variances are presented. A comparison of the results obtained at two different regions of Russia shows higher values of the mesopause temperature variability in Eastern Siberia. We perform an analysis of the multi-year changes in the temperature variability characteristics based on the Zvenigorod observational data.
ISSN:0273-1177
1879-1948
DOI:10.1016/j.asr.2014.01.027