Comparison of middle- and low-latitude sodium  layer from a ground-based lidar network,  the Odin satellite, and WACCM–Na model

Yu, Bingkun; Xue, Xianghui; Scott, Christopher J.; Jia, Mingjiao; Feng, Wuhu; Plane, John M. C.; Marsh, Daniel R.; Hedin, Jonas; Gumbel, Jörg; Dou, Xiankang

doi:10.5194/acp-22-11485-2022

Articles | Volume 22, issue 17

https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-22-11485-2022

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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-22-11485-2022

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Articles | Volume 22, issue 17

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07 Sep 2022

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Comparison of middle- and low-latitude sodium layer from a ground-based lidar network, the Odin satellite, and WACCM–Na model

Bingkun Yu, Xianghui Xue, Christopher J. Scott, Mingjiao Jia, Wuhu Feng, John M. C. Plane, Daniel R. Marsh, Jonas Hedin, Jörg Gumbel, and Xiankang Dou

Deep Space Exploration Laboratory/School of Earth and Space Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, China

CAS Key Laboratory of Geospace Environment, Department of Geophysics and Planetary Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, China

Anhui Mengcheng Geophysics National Observation and Research Station, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, China

CAS Center for Excellence in Comparative Planetology, Hefei, China

Hefei National Laboratory for the Physical Sciences at the Microscale, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, China

Frontiers Science Center for Planetary Exploration and Emerging Technologies, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, China

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Short summary

We present a study on the climatology of the metal sodium layer in the upper atmosphere from the ground-based measurements obtained from a lidar network, the Odin satellite measurements, and a global model of meteoric sodium in the atmosphere. Comprehensively, comparisons show good agreement and some discrepancies between ground-based observations, satellite measurements, and global model simulations.