A Review of Recent Lidar Studies of the Diurnal and Seasonal Variations of Polar Mesospheric Clouds

Details A Review of Recent Lidar Studies of the Diurnal and Seasonal Variations of Polar Mesospheric Clouds A Review of Recent Lidar Studies of the Diurnal and Seasonal Variations of Polar Mesospheric Clouds

May 2001

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American Geophysical Union, Spring Meeting 2001, abstract #SA31B-01 INVITED

Physics

0320 Cloud Physics And Chemistry, 0340 Middle Atmosphere--Composition And Chemistry, 1610 Atmosphere (0315, 0325), 3349 Polar Meteorology

Scientific paper

Lidar observations during the past decade have contributed enormously to our understanding of the structure of polar mesospheric clouds. Multi-wavelength observations have provided key insights into the size distribution and concentration of the PMC particles while 24 hour measurements have revealed the strong influence of tidal perturbations on the height and volume backscatter properties of the cloud layers. We summarize pioneering observations in the Northern Hemisphere at Andoya, Norway and Sondrestromfjord, Greenland. We also discuss seasonal trends emerging from the first lidar measurments of PMCs in the Southern Hemisphere. These data, obtained at the Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station, provide new insights into possible hemispherical differences in mesopause region dynamics and temperature structure.

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