Dynamical flux of constituents in the mesopause region estimated from heat flux measurement

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3332 Mesospheric Dynamics, 3334 Middle Atmosphere Dynamics (0341, 0342), 3360 Remote Sensing, 3384 Acoustic-Gravity Waves

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The vertical transport of constituents in the mesopause region due to dissipating waves is a significant transport process but the dynamical fluxes cannot be easily measured. We show that under fairly general conditions, constituent fluxes can be related to the heat flux in a simple way. This relation is verified by comparing the directly measured sodium flux and heat flux with a sodium wind/temperature lidar at Starfire Optical Range. The annual mean, as well as the seasonal variation of the sodium and heat fluxes are consistent with theory. The results suggest that for many constituents in the mesopause region, their vertical dynamical flux fluxes can be estimated from the measured heat flux, and the mean profiles of the temperature and constituent.

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