Physics – Optics
Scientific paper
May 2008
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2008agusmsa33a..04s&link_type=abstract
American Geophysical Union, Spring Meeting 2008, abstract #SA33A-04
Physics
Optics
0319 Cloud Optics, 0320 Cloud Physics And Chemistry, 0340 Middle Atmosphere: Composition And Chemistry, 0341 Middle Atmosphere: Constituent Transport And Chemistry (3334), 0360 Radiation: Transmission And Scattering
Scientific paper
We can test our understanding of the processes controlling polar mesospheric cloud (PMC) variability by studying their hemispheric differences and how these differences are related to the climate. Ground-based and satellite observations have revealed persistent hemispheric differences in mesospheric cloud altitude, brightness, frequency of occurrence and ice mass. Global climate models can now simulate many of these hemispheric asymmetries, allowing for the identification of specific atmospheric properties that control the differences. We herein summarize the state of our understanding of hemispheric asymmetries in mesospheric cloudiness from ground-based observations, satellite observations and model results. We will place particular emphasis on the most compelling unresolved issues preventing a more complete understanding.
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