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https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-19-1697-2026
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https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-19-1697-2026
© 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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09 Mar 2026
Research article |
| 09 Mar 2026
| 09 Mar 2026
A comparative study of mesospheric zonal wind observations from Na lidar and multistatic meteor radars above Hefei, China
Chao Ban
State Key Laboratory of Atmospheric Environment and Extreme Meteorology, Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
Laboratory of Middle Atmosphere and Global Environment Observation, Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
Xin Fang
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
CAS Key Laboratory of Geospace Environment, School of Earth and Space Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, China
CAS Key Laboratory of Geospace Environment, School of Earth and Space Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, China
CAS Center for Excellence in Comparative Planetology, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, China
Anhui Mengcheng National Geophysical Observatory and Research Station, School of Earth and Space Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, China
CAS Key Laboratory of Geospace Environment, School of Earth and Space Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, China
CAS Center for Excellence in Comparative Planetology, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, China
Anhui Mengcheng National Geophysical Observatory and Research Station, School of Earth and Space Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, China
Gunter Stober
Institute of Applied Physics and Oeschger Center for Climate Change Research, Microwave Physics, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
Weilin Pan
State Key Laboratory of Atmospheric Environment and Extreme Meteorology, Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
Laboratory of Middle Atmosphere and Global Environment Observation, Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
CAS Key Laboratory of Geospace Environment, School of Earth and Space Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, China
CAS Center for Excellence in Comparative Planetology, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, China
Xianghui Xue
CAS Key Laboratory of Geospace Environment, School of Earth and Space Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, China
CAS Center for Excellence in Comparative Planetology, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, China
Anhui Mengcheng National Geophysical Observatory and Research Station, School of Earth and Space Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, China
Data sets
Data of “A Comparative Study of Mesospheric Zonal Wind Observations from Na Lidar and Multistatic Meteor Radars above Hefei, China” Chao Ban et al. https://doi.org/10.57760/sciencedb.15827
Short summary
This paper presents an intercomparison of zonal winds observed by a sodium fluorescence lidar and three types of meteor radars – a multistatic meteor radar, a conventional monostatic radar, and a forward remote receiver – located near Hefei, China. The multistatic meteor radar shows the best agreement with the lidar measurements, confirming the reliability of its wind retrievals in the mesosphere and lower thermosphere and highlighting its potential for future atmospheric dynamics studies.
This paper presents an intercomparison of zonal winds observed by a sodium fluorescence lidar...
