Global investigation of the Mg atom and ion layers using SCIAMACHY/Envisat observations between 70 and 150 km  altitude and WACCM-Mg model results

Langowski, M. P.; von Savigny, C.; Burrows, J. P.; Feng, W.; Plane, J. M. C.; Marsh, D. R.; Janches, D.; Sinnhuber, M.; Aikin, A. C.; Liebing, P.

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-15-273-2015

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12 Jan 2015

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| 12 Jan 2015

Global investigation of the Mg atom and ion layers using SCIAMACHY/Envisat observations between 70 and 150 km altitude and WACCM-Mg model results

M. P. Langowski, C. von Savigny, J. P. Burrows, W. Feng, J. M. C. Plane, D. R. Marsh, D. Janches, M. Sinnhuber, A. C. Aikin, and P. Liebing

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RC C989: 'Review of ACPD-14-1971-2014', Anonymous Referee #1, 01 Apr 2014
- AC C7478: 'Answer to Referee report #1', Martin Langowski, 29 Sep 2014
RC C1636: 'Formal review of "Global investigation of the Mg atom and ion layers using SCIAMACHY.." by M. Langowski et al.', Anonymous Referee #2, 22 Apr 2014
- AC C7480: 'Answer to Referee report #2', Martin Langowski, 29 Sep 2014
AC C7482: 'Answer to both Referee reports', Martin Langowski, 29 Sep 2014

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AR by Martin Paul Langowski on behalf of the Authors (29 Sep 2014) Author's response Manuscript

ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (13 Oct 2014) by Erkki Kyrölä

RR by Markus Rapp (22 Oct 2014)

RR by Anonymous Referee #1 (29 Oct 2014)

ED: Publish subject to technical corrections (12 Nov 2014) by Erkki Kyrölä

AR by Martin Paul Langowski on behalf of the Authors (20 Nov 2014) Author's response Manuscript

Short summary

Global concentration fields of Mg and Mg+ in the Earth's upper mesosphere and lower thermosphere (70-150km) are presented. These are retrieved from SCIAMACHY/Envisat satellite grating spectrometer measurements in limb viewing geometry between 2008 and 2012. These were compared with WACCM-Mg model results and a large fraction of the available measurement results for these species, and an interpretation of the results is done. The variation of these species during NLC presence is discussed.