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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-26-11409-2026
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-26-11409-2026
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13 Aug 2026
Research article |  | 13 Aug 2026

Sodium Lidar observed multiple sodium layer structures and their dynamical coupling mechanism

Yuxia Jia, Chao Ban, Tao Li, Xin Fang, Zhaopeng Wu, Jianfei Wu, Weilin Pan, and Chengyun Yang

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In this study, a sodium lidar at the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) observed multiple sporadic sodium layers (SSLs) and enhanced sodium patterns (ESPs) during a single night. By combining observations from a meteor radar and an ionosonde in Wuhan, the results show that horizontal winds can not only directly transport sodium atoms through advection but also indirectly influence sodium density by modulating ion convergence and Es layers via atmospheric waves.
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