Comparative study between ground-based observations and NAVGEM-HA analysis data in the mesosphere and lower thermosphere region

Stober, Gunter; Baumgarten, Kathrin; McCormack, John P.; Brown, Peter; Czarnecki, Jerry

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-20-11979-2020

Articles | Volume 20, issue 20

https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-20-11979-2020

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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-20-11979-2020

© Author(s) 2020. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 20, issue 20

Research article

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26 Oct 2020

Research article |

| 26 Oct 2020

Comparative study between ground-based observations and NAVGEM-HA analysis data in the mesosphere and lower thermosphere region

Gunter Stober, Kathrin Baumgarten, John P. McCormack, Peter Brown, and Jerry Czarnecki

Data sets

Publicly Accessible Data Downloads U.S. Naval Research Laboratory https://map.nrl.navy.mil/map/pub/nrl/navgem/iap

Short summary

This paper presents a first cross-comparison of meteor ground-based observations and a meteorological analysis (NAVGEM-HA) to compare a seasonal climatology of winds and temperatures at the mesosphere/lower thermosphere. The validation is insofar unique as we not only compare the mean state but also provide a detailed comparison of the short time variability of atmospheric tidal waves. Our analysis questions previous results claiming the importance of lunar tides.