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Simultaneous lidar and airglow temperature measurements in the mesopause region
Author(s) -
Yu J. R.,
Latifi H.,
She C. Y.,
Yee J. H.,
Niciejewski R. J.
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
geophysical research letters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.007
H-Index - 273
eISSN - 1944-8007
pISSN - 0094-8276
DOI - 10.1029/91gl01153
Subject(s) - mesopause , airglow , lidar , rotational temperature , mesosphere , environmental science , atmospheric sciences , remote sensing , narrowband , meteorology , physics , stratosphere , geology , optics , spectral line , astronomy
A scientific flight over Fort Collins CO (40.6°N,105°W) was conducted on the night of April 15–16, 1990, during the ALOHA‐90 campaign. In this Colorado mission, a direct comparison between measured mesospheric O 2 and OH rotational temperatures with the airglow instruments on board the Electra and simultaneously measured Na temperatures by a ground‐based narrowband Na lidar has been made. This first comparison resulted in general agreement in measured temperatures between different instruments.