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TMTM simulations of tides: Comparison with UARS observations
Author(s) -
Yudin Valery A.,
Geller Marvin A.,
Khattatov Boris V.,
Ortland David A.,
Burrage Mark D.,
McLandress Charles,
Shepherd Gordon G.
Publication year - 1998
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 - 10.1029/97gl03584
Subject(s) - airglow , thermosphere , mesosphere , atmospheric sciences , environmental science , doppler effect , atmospheric tide , atmosphere (unit) , remote sensing , geology , meteorology , ionosphere , physics , geophysics , astronomy , stratosphere
This paper presents combined model‐data interpretation of the High Resolution Doppler Imager (HRDI) and Wind Imaging Interferometer (WINDII) wind, temperature and airglow data using the tuned mechanistic tidal model (TMTM) approach, including calculation of the nighttime oxygen emission rates induced by the simulated tides. This is the first demonstration of the consistency of the tidal signatures in the HRDI/WINDII temperature, airglow and wind observations in the mesosphere and lower thermosphere (MLT). This analysis gives increased confidence in these UARS measurements and also in our TMTM methodology.