Retrieval of O2(1Σ) and O2(1Δ) volume emission rates in the mesosphere and lower thermosphere using SCIAMACHY MLT limb scans

Zarboo, Amirmahdi; Bender, Stefan; Burrows, John P.; Orphal, Johannes; Sinnhuber, Miriam

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-11-473-2018

Articles | Volume 11, issue 1

https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-11-473-2018

© Author(s) 2018. This work is distributed under
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https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-11-473-2018

© Author(s) 2018. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 11, issue 1

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23 Jan 2018

Research article |

| 23 Jan 2018

Retrieval of O₂(¹Σ) and O₂(¹Δ) volume emission rates in the mesosphere and lower thermosphere using SCIAMACHY MLT limb scans

Amirmahdi Zarboo, Stefan Bender, John P. Burrows, Johannes Orphal, and Miriam Sinnhuber

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RC1: 'Retrieval of O2(1Sigma) and O2(1Delta) volume emission rates in the mesosphere and lower thermosphere using SCIAMACHY MLT limb scans', Anonymous Referee #1, 23 Sep 2017
- RC2: 'review of amt-2017-269', Anonymous Referee #2, 19 Oct 2017
  - AC2: 'Interactive comment on ``Retrieval of \chem{O_2(^1\Sigma)} and \chem{O_2(^1\Delta)} volume emission rates in the mesosphere and lower thermosphere using SCIAMACHY MLT limb scans'' by A.Zarboo et al.', Amirmahdi Zarboo, 16 Nov 2017
- AC1: 'Interactive comment on ``Retrieval of \chem{O_2(^1\Sigma)} and \chem{O_2(^1\Delta)} volume emission rates in the mesosphere and lower thermosphere using SCIAMACHY MLT limb scans'' by A.Zarboo et al.', Amirmahdi Zarboo, 16 Nov 2017

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Short summary

We present the retrieved volume emission rates (VERs) from the airglow of both the daytime and twilight O2(¹Σ) band and O2(¹Δ) band emissions in the mesosphere and lower thermosphere (MLT). We have investigated the daily mean latitudinal distributions and the time series of the retrieved VER in the altitude range from 53 to 149 km. These observations provide information about the chemistry and dynamics and can be used to infer ozone, solar heating rates, and temperature in the MLT.