A new data set of nighttime chemical heating rates in the upper mesosphere and lower thermosphere derived from SCIAMACHY OH (9–6) emissions and SABER profiles

Wu, Xiaolin; Zhu, Yajun; Smith, Anne K.; Kaufmann, Martin; Jiang, Guoying; Liu, Shuai; Xu, Jiyao

doi:10.5194/acp-26-4669-2026

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09 Apr 2026

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A new data set of nighttime chemical heating rates in the upper mesosphere and lower thermosphere derived from SCIAMACHY OH (9–6) emissions and SABER profiles

Xiaolin Wu, Yajun Zhu, Anne K. Smith, Martin Kaufmann, Guoying Jiang, Shuai Liu, and Jiyao Xu

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