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https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-19-1629-2026
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https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-19-1629-2026
© Author(s) 2026. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Research article
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04 Mar 2026
Research article |
| 04 Mar 2026
| 04 Mar 2026
Vertical distribution of heat and sodium fluxes in the mesopause region measured by sodium lidar over Hainan, China (109° E, 19° N)
Xingjin Wang
National Key Laboratory of Deep Space Exploration/School of Earth and Space Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, China
Hefei National Laboratory, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, China
CAS Center for Excellence in Comparative Planetology/CAS Key Laboratory of Geospace Environment/Mengcheng National Geophysical Observatory, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, China
Xin Fang
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
National Key Laboratory of Deep Space Exploration/School of Earth and Space Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, China
Hefei National Laboratory, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, China
CAS Center for Excellence in Comparative Planetology/CAS Key Laboratory of Geospace Environment/Mengcheng National Geophysical Observatory, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, China
Wenhao Gao
National Key Laboratory of Deep Space Exploration/School of Earth and Space Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, China
CAS Center for Excellence in Comparative Planetology/CAS Key Laboratory of Geospace Environment/Mengcheng National Geophysical Observatory, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, China
deceased, 9 September 2024
Xianhang Chen
National Key Laboratory of Deep Space Exploration/School of Earth and Space Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, China
CAS Center for Excellence in Comparative Planetology/CAS Key Laboratory of Geospace Environment/Mengcheng National Geophysical Observatory, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, China
Tai Liu
Department of Geophysics, College of the Geology Engineering and Geomatics, Chang'an University, Xi'an, 710054, China
Chengyun Yang
National Key Laboratory of Deep Space Exploration/School of Earth and Space Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, China
CAS Center for Excellence in Comparative Planetology/CAS Key Laboratory of Geospace Environment/Mengcheng National Geophysical Observatory, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, China
Tingdi Chen
National Key Laboratory of Deep Space Exploration/School of Earth and Space Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, China
Hefei National Laboratory, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, China
CAS Center for Excellence in Comparative Planetology/CAS Key Laboratory of Geospace Environment/Mengcheng National Geophysical Observatory, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, China
National Key Laboratory of Deep Space Exploration/School of Earth and Space Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, China
CAS Center for Excellence in Comparative Planetology/CAS Key Laboratory of Geospace Environment/Mengcheng National Geophysical Observatory, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, China
Xianghui Xue
National Key Laboratory of Deep Space Exploration/School of Earth and Space Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, China
Hefei National Laboratory, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, China
CAS Center for Excellence in Comparative Planetology/CAS Key Laboratory of Geospace Environment/Mengcheng National Geophysical Observatory, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, China
Data sets
Observation data of a narrow sodium lidar from February 2024 to January 2025 Xingjin Wang et al. https://doi.org/10.57760/sciencedb.27247
Short summary
This paper reports the deployment of the first narrowband sodium lidar in the low-latitude region of China. The lidar observations are compared with satellite measurements and atmospheric models, confirming the scientific credibility of these results. Calculations of vertical gravity wave heat and sodium fluxes are used to investigate the influence of the space environment. This lidar system will provide a new ground-based detection device for studying atmospheric environment above the area.
This paper reports the deployment of the first narrowband sodium lidar in the low-latitude...
