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Monthly mean global climatology of temperature, wind, geopotential height and pressure for 0-120 kmThis paper presents a monthly mean climatology of zonal mean temperature, zonal wind, and geopotential height with nearly pole-to-pole coverage (80 deg S-80 deg N) for 0-120 km which can be used as a function of altitude and pressure. This climatology reproduces most of the characteristic features of the atmosphere such as the lowering and cooling of the mesopause and the lowering and warming of the stratopause during the summer months at high latitudes. A series of zonal wind profiles is also presented comparing this climatological wind with monthly mean climatological direct wind measurements in the upper mesosphere and lower thermosphere. The two data sets compare well below 80 km, with some general seasonal trend agreement observed above 80 km. The zonal wind at the equator presented here simulates the observed features of the semiannual oscillation in the upper stratosphere and mesosphere.
Document ID
19900034122
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
Authors
Chandra, Sushil
(NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD, United States)
Schoeberl, Mark R.
(NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD, United States)
Fleming, Eric L.
(Applied Research Corp. Landover, MD, United States)
Barnett, John J.
(Oxford, University United Kingdom)
Date Acquired
August 14, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1990
Publication Information
Publication: Advances in Space Research
Volume: 10
Issue: 6, 19
ISSN: 0273-1177
Subject Category
Meteorology And Climatology
Accession Number
90A21177
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
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