Evidence of change after 2001 in the seasonal behaviour of the mesopause region from airglow data at El Leoncito

Airglow intensities and rotational temperatures of the OH(6-2) and O2b(0-1) bands acquired at El Leoncito (32°S, 69°W) provide good annual coverage in 1998-2002, 2006, and 2007, with between 192 and 311 nights of observation per year. These data can therefore be used to derive the seasonal variation...

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Autores principales: Reisin, E.R., Scheer, J.
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spelling todo:paper_02731177_v44_n3_p401_Reisin2023-10-03T15:15:39Z Evidence of change after 2001 in the seasonal behaviour of the mesopause region from airglow data at El Leoncito Reisin, E.R. Scheer, J. Airglow Climatology Interannual variation Mesopause region Seasonal variation Temperature Airglow Airglow data Interannual variation Intraseasonal variability Mesopause region Rotational temperature Seasonal variation Wave activity Climatology Airglow intensities and rotational temperatures of the OH(6-2) and O2b(0-1) bands acquired at El Leoncito (32°S, 69°W) provide good annual coverage in 1998-2002, 2006, and 2007, with between 192 and 311 nights of observation per year. These data can therefore be used to derive the seasonal variations during each of these seven years, in airglow brightness and temperatures at altitudes of 87 and 95 km. From 1998 to 2001, seasonal variations are similar enough so that they can be well represented by a mean climatology, for each parameter. On the other hand, these climatologies do not agree with what is usually observed at other sites, maybe due to the particular orographic conditions at El Leoncito. With respect to the last three fully documented years (2002, 2006, and 2007), the similarity from year to year deteriorates, and there are greater differences in the seasonal behaviour, more or less in all the parameters. The differences include, e.g., maxima occurring earlier or later than "normal", by one or two months. All this may suggest the build-up of a new regime of intraseasonal variability, with a possible relationship to corresponding changes in wave activity. © 2009 COSPAR. JOUR info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5/ar http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12110/paper_02731177_v44_n3_p401_Reisin
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topic Airglow
Climatology
Interannual variation
Mesopause region
Seasonal variation
Temperature
Airglow
Airglow data
Interannual variation
Intraseasonal variability
Mesopause region
Rotational temperature
Seasonal variation
Wave activity
Climatology
spellingShingle Airglow
Climatology
Interannual variation
Mesopause region
Seasonal variation
Temperature
Airglow
Airglow data
Interannual variation
Intraseasonal variability
Mesopause region
Rotational temperature
Seasonal variation
Wave activity
Climatology
Reisin, E.R.
Scheer, J.
Evidence of change after 2001 in the seasonal behaviour of the mesopause region from airglow data at El Leoncito
topic_facet Airglow
Climatology
Interannual variation
Mesopause region
Seasonal variation
Temperature
Airglow
Airglow data
Interannual variation
Intraseasonal variability
Mesopause region
Rotational temperature
Seasonal variation
Wave activity
Climatology
description Airglow intensities and rotational temperatures of the OH(6-2) and O2b(0-1) bands acquired at El Leoncito (32°S, 69°W) provide good annual coverage in 1998-2002, 2006, and 2007, with between 192 and 311 nights of observation per year. These data can therefore be used to derive the seasonal variations during each of these seven years, in airglow brightness and temperatures at altitudes of 87 and 95 km. From 1998 to 2001, seasonal variations are similar enough so that they can be well represented by a mean climatology, for each parameter. On the other hand, these climatologies do not agree with what is usually observed at other sites, maybe due to the particular orographic conditions at El Leoncito. With respect to the last three fully documented years (2002, 2006, and 2007), the similarity from year to year deteriorates, and there are greater differences in the seasonal behaviour, more or less in all the parameters. The differences include, e.g., maxima occurring earlier or later than "normal", by one or two months. All this may suggest the build-up of a new regime of intraseasonal variability, with a possible relationship to corresponding changes in wave activity. © 2009 COSPAR.
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author Reisin, E.R.
Scheer, J.
author_facet Reisin, E.R.
Scheer, J.
author_sort Reisin, E.R.
title Evidence of change after 2001 in the seasonal behaviour of the mesopause region from airglow data at El Leoncito
title_short Evidence of change after 2001 in the seasonal behaviour of the mesopause region from airglow data at El Leoncito
title_full Evidence of change after 2001 in the seasonal behaviour of the mesopause region from airglow data at El Leoncito
title_fullStr Evidence of change after 2001 in the seasonal behaviour of the mesopause region from airglow data at El Leoncito
title_full_unstemmed Evidence of change after 2001 in the seasonal behaviour of the mesopause region from airglow data at El Leoncito
title_sort evidence of change after 2001 in the seasonal behaviour of the mesopause region from airglow data at el leoncito
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12110/paper_02731177_v44_n3_p401_Reisin
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