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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-26-11409-2026
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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-26-11409-2026
© Author(s) 2026. This work is distributed under
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the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Sodium Lidar observed multiple sodium layer structures and their dynamical coupling mechanism
Yuxia Jia
National Key Laboratory of Deep Space Exploration/School of Earth and Space Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, China
CAS Center for Excellence in Comparative Planetology/CAS Key Laboratory of Geospace Environment/Mengcheng National Geophysical Observatory, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, China
Chao Ban
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
State Key Laboratory of Atmospheric Environment and Extreme Meteorology, Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
National Key Laboratory of Deep Space Exploration/School of Earth and Space Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, China
CAS Center for Excellence in Comparative Planetology/CAS Key Laboratory of Geospace Environment/Mengcheng National Geophysical Observatory, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, China
Xin Fang
National Key Laboratory of Deep Space Exploration/School of Earth and Space Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, China
CAS Center for Excellence in Comparative Planetology/CAS Key Laboratory of Geospace Environment/Mengcheng National Geophysical Observatory, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, China
Zhaopeng Wu
Key Laboratory of Planetary Science and Frontier Technology, Institute of Geology and Geophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
Jianfei Wu
National Key Laboratory of Deep Space Exploration/School of Earth and Space Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, China
CAS Center for Excellence in Comparative Planetology/CAS Key Laboratory of Geospace Environment/Mengcheng National Geophysical Observatory, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, China
Weilin Pan
State Key Laboratory of Atmospheric Environment and Extreme Meteorology, Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
Chengyun Yang
National Key Laboratory of Deep Space Exploration/School of Earth and Space Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, China
CAS Center for Excellence in Comparative Planetology/CAS Key Laboratory of Geospace Environment/Mengcheng National Geophysical Observatory, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, China
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Data of "Sodium Lidar observed multiple sodium layer structures and their dynamical coupling mechanism" Jia Yuxia et al. https://doi.org/10.57760/sciencedb.34682
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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.
In this study, a sodium lidar at the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC)...
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