The dissipation of a sodium cloud

Details The dissipation of a sodium cloud The dissipation of a sodium cloud

Apr 1983

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Planetary and Space Science (ISSN 0032-0633), vol. 31, April 1983, p. 369-372. Sponsorship: Financiadora de Estudos e Projetos.

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Atmospheric Chemistry, Atmospheric Composition, Atmospheric Models, Clouds, Dissipation, Sodium, Diurnal Variations, Turbulent Diffusion

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Occasional observations of strong increases in the atmospheric sodium densities and/or Na nightglow intensities suggest that the cause is the deposition of a sodium cloud in addition to the local equilibrium sodium layer. This situation is simulated to investigate the response of the atmospheric sodium layer to variations of the source influx rate. The settlement of the sodium to the equilibrium layer after the deposition of a sodium cloud is shown to be a long lived event in which the excess sodium is transported downwards, to the sink, by eddy diffusion. The possibility of a modulated source influx rate is also investigated showing a tendency for a strong attenuation of this modulation below the source.

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