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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-18-8893-2018
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-18-8893-2018
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26 Jun 2018
Research article |  | 26 Jun 2018

Local time dependence of polar mesospheric clouds: a model study

Francie Schmidt, Gerd Baumgarten, Uwe Berger, Jens Fiedler, and Franz-Josef Lübken

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Local time variations of polar mesospheric clouds (PMCs) in the Northern Hemisphere are studied using a combination of a global circulation model and a microphysical model. We investigate the brightness, altitude, and occurrence of the clouds and find a good agreement between model and observations. The variations are caused by tidal structures in background parameters. The temperature varies by about 2 K and water vapor by about 3 ppmv at the altitude of ice particle sublimation near 81.5 km.
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