Satellite and Ground-Based Measurements of Mesospheric Temperature Variability Over Cerro Pachon, Chile (30.3° S)

Authors

Jonathan Pugmire, Utah State UniversityFollow
Michael J. Taylor, Utah State UniversityFollow
Yucheng Zhao, Utah State University
P. D. Pautet, Utah State University
J. M. Russell, Center for Atmospheric Sciences, Hampton University

Document Type

Poster

Journal/Book Title/Conference

APS Four Corners Conference; Denver, CO; 2013

Publication Date

10-18-2013

Abstract

— Observations of mesospheric OH (6,2) rotational temperatures by the Utah State University Mesospheric Temperature Mapper (MTM) located at the Andes Lidar Observatory, Cerro Pachon, Chile (30.3◦ S, 70.7◦ W) reveal a large range of nightly variations induced by atmospheric gravity waves and tides, as well as strong seasonal oscillations. This study investigates MTM temperature variability over the past 4 years comprising over 800 nights of high-quality data and compares the results with MTM measurements from Maui, Hawaii (2001-2005) and coincident mesospheric temperature measurement by the SABER instrument on the NASA TIMED satellite.

Comments

Poster presented at APS Four Corners Meeting in Denver, CO, October 18-19, 2013. PDF of poster is available for download through link above.

This research is supported under NSF collaborative grant #0737698.

Recommended Citation

Pugmire, J., Taylor, M., Zhao, Y., Paudet, P. D., & Russell, J. (2013, October 18). Satellite and Ground-Based Measurements of Mesospheric Temperature Variability Over Cerro Pachon, Chile (30.3° S). Presented at the 2013 APS Four Corners Meeting, Denver, CO.