Cooling and Contraction of the Mesosphere and Lower Thermosphere From 2002 to 2021

G. Mlynczak, M.; A. Hunt, L.; R. García, Rolando; Lynn Harvey, V.; T. Marshall, B.; Yue, Jia; J. Mertens, Christopher; M. Russell, James

doi:10.1029/2022jd036767

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Cooling and Contraction of the Mesosphere and Lower Thermosphere From 2002 to 2021

Published in Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres • Oct 18, 2022

Authors:

M. G. Mlynczak

L. A. Hunt

Rolando R. García

Abstract

Abstract We examine the thermal structure of the mesosphere and lower thermosphere (MLT) using observations from 2002 through 2021 from the SABER instrument on the NASA TIMED satellite. These observations show that the MLT has significantly cooled and contracted between the years 2002 and 2019 (the ...

Subject

Thermosphere

Mesosphere

Atmospheric sciences

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