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@ARTICLE{Swenson:902572,
author = {Swenson, G. R. and Vargas, F. and Jones, M. and Zhu, Yu and
Kaufmann, M. and Yee, J. H. and Mlynczak, M.},
title = {{I}ntra‐annual {V}ariation of {E}ddy {D}iffusion (k zz )
in the {MLT}, from {SABER} and {SCIAMACHY} {A}tomic {O}xygen
{C}limatologies},
journal = {Journal of geophysical research / D},
volume = {126},
number = {23},
issn = {0148-0227},
address = {Hoboken, NJ},
publisher = {Wiley},
reportid = {FZJ-2021-04371},
pages = {e2021JD035343},
year = {2021},
abstract = {Atomic oxygen (O) in the mesosphere and lower thermosphere
(MLT) results from a balance between production via
photo-dissociation in the lower thermosphere and chemical
loss by recombination in the upper mesosphere. The transport
of O downward from the lower thermosphere into the
mesosphere is preferentially driven by the eddy diffusion
process that results from dissipating gravity waves and
instabilities. The motivation here is to probe the
intra-annual variability of the eddy diffusion coefficient
(kzz) and eddy velocity in the MLT based on the climatology
of the region, initially accomplished by Garcia and Solomon
(1985, https://doi.org/10.1029/JD090iD02p03850). In the
current study, the intra-annual cycle was divided into 26
two-week periods for each of three zones: the northern
hemisphere (NH), southern hemisphere (SH), and equatorial
(EQ). Both 16 years of SABER (2002–2018) and 10 years of
SCIAMACHY (2002–2012) O density measurements, along with
NRLMSIS® 2.0 were used for calculation of atomic oxygen
eddy diffusion velocities and fluxes. Our prominent findings
include a dominant annual oscillation below 87 km in the NH
and SH zones, with a factor of 3–4 variation between
winter and summer at 83 km, and a dominant semiannual
oscillation at all altitudes in the EQ zone. The measured
global average kzz at 96 km lacks the intra-annual
variability of upper atmosphere density data deduced by Qian
et al. (2009, https://doi.org/10.1029/2008JA013643). The
very large seasonal (and hemispherical) variations in kzz
and O densities are important to separate and isolate in
satellite analysis and to incorporate in MLT models.},
cin = {IEK-7},
ddc = {550},
cid = {I:(DE-Juel1)IEK-7-20101013},
pnm = {2112 - Climate Feedbacks (POF4-211)},
pid = {G:(DE-HGF)POF4-2112},
typ = {PUB:(DE-HGF)16},
UT = {WOS:000729996000026},
doi = {10.1029/2021JD035343},
url = {https://juser.fz-juelich.de/record/902572},
}