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Long-term study of gravity wave potential energy and OH airglow emissions from 22 years of TIMED/SABER observations
Toyese Tunde Ayorinde
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Space Weather Division, National Institute for Space Research (INPE), São José dos Campos, SP, Brazil
Cristiano Max Wrasse
Space Weather Division, National Institute for Space Research (INPE), São José dos Campos, SP, Brazil
Luiz Fillip Rodrigues Vital
State Key Laboratory of Space Weather, National Space Science Center of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (NSSC/CAS), Beijing, China
China Brazil Joint Laboratory for Space Weather (CBJLSW), Universidade Estadual de Paraiba (UEPB), Campina Grande, Brazil
Anderson Vestena Bilibio
Unidade Acadêmica de Física, Universidade Federal de Campina Grande, Campina Grande, PB, Brazil
Gabriel Augusto Giongo
Space Weather Division, National Institute for Space Research (INPE), São José dos Campos, SP, Brazil
Hisao Takahashi
Space Weather Division, National Institute for Space Research (INPE), São José dos Campos, SP, Brazil
Cosme Alexandre Oliveira Barros Figueiredo
Unidade Acadêmica de Física, Universidade Federal de Campina Grande, Campina Grande, PB, Brazil
Maryam Akinsola
Department of Physics, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, Greensboro, North Carolina, USA
Peter Taiwo Muka
Laboratory of Physics and Astronomy, Universidade do Vale do Paraíba, São José dos Campos, SP, Brazil
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We analyzed 22 years of satellite observations to see how small-scale atmospheric waves and the OH emissions change across seasons and regions. Both show clear repeating patterns and are closely linked, revealing how energy moves through the upper atmosphere. These results provide a long-term baseline that can improve computer models used to study weather, climate, and atmospheric change.
We analyzed 22 years of satellite observations to see how small-scale atmospheric waves and the...
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