Atmospheric Measurement Techniques
Atmospheric Measurement Techniques
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Articles | Volume 13, issue 11
Articles | Volume 13, issue 11
https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-13-6067-2020
© Author(s) 2020. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-13-6067-2020
© Author(s) 2020. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Articles | Volume 13, issue 11
Research article
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16 Nov 2020
Research article |  | 16 Nov 2020

Variability of the Brunt–Väisälä frequency at the OH∗-airglow layer height at low and midlatitudes

Sabine Wüst, Michael Bittner, Jeng-Hwa Yee, Martin G. Mlynczak, and James M. Russell III

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ED: Publish subject to technical corrections (24 Aug 2020) by Martin Riese
AR by Sabine Wüst on behalf of the Authors (04 Sep 2020)  Author's response   Manuscript 
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Short summary
With airglow spectrometers, the temperature in the upper mesosphere/lower thermosphere can be derived each night. The data allow to estimate the amount of energy which is transported by small-scale atmospheric waves, known as gravity waves. In order to do this, information about the Brunt–Väisälä frequency and its evolution during the year is necessary. This is provided here for low and midlatitudes based on 18 years of satellite data.
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