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Studying the Inter-Hemispheric Coupling During Polar Summer Mesosphere Warming in 2002It has been found that the northern summer polar mesopause region in 2002 was warmer than normal and of shorter duration than for other years analyzed. Theoretical studies have implied that the abnormal characteristics of this polar summer were generated by unusual dynamical processes occurring in the southern polar winter hemisphere. We have used data from the SABER instrument aboard the NASA TIMED Satellite to study these processes for polar summer periods of 2002-2009. For background, SABER is a broadband limb scanning radiometer that measures a large number of minor atmospheric constituents as well as pressure and temperature in the 13-110 km altitude range over most of the globe.We will use SABER temperature data to illustrate the correlated heating seen between the southern and northern hemispheres during June and July 2002. We will then describe the approach to study the wave characteristics of the atmospheric temperature profiles and demonstrate the features that were unique for 2002 compared to the other years.
Document ID
20100021962
Acquisition Source
Goddard Space Flight Center
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Goldberg, Richard A.
(NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD, United States)
Feofilov, Artem
(NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD, United States)
Pesnell, William
(NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD, United States)
Kutepov, Alexander A.
(NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD, United States)
Date Acquired
August 24, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 2010
Subject Category
Meteorology And Climatology
Meeting Information
Meeting: SCOSTEP Symposium 2010
Location: Berling
Country: Germany
Start Date: July 12, 2010
End Date: July 16, 2010
Distribution Limits
Public
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