Altitude profiles of temperature from 4 to 80 km over the tropics from MSTradar and lidar

Authors
Parameswaran, K Sasi, MN Ramkumar, G Nair, PR Deepa, V Murthy, BVK Nayar, SRP Revathy, K Mrudula, G Satheesan, K Bhavanikumar, Y Sivakumar, V Raghunath, K Rajendraprasad, T Krishnaiah, M
Citation
K. Parameswaran et al., Altitude profiles of temperature from 4 to 80 km over the tropics from MSTradar and lidar, J ATMOS S-P, 62(15), 2000, pp. 1327-1337
Citations number
24
Categorie Soggetti
Earth Sciences
Journal title
JOURNAL OF ATMOSPHERIC AND SOLAR-TERRESTRIAL PHYSICS
ISSN journal
13646826 → ACNP
Volume
62
Issue
15
Year of publication
2000
Pages
1327 - 1337
Database
ISI
SICI code
1364-6826(200010)62:15<1327:APOTF4>2.0.ZU;2-C
Abstract
Using ground-based techniques of MST radar and Lidar, temperature profiles in the entire height range of 4 to 75 km are obtained for the first time at a tropical location. The temporal resolution of the profiles is similar to 1 h in the lower altitudes and 12.5 min in the higher altitudes and altitud e resolution is similar to 300 m. The errors involved in the derived values are presented. Preliminary analysis of temperature variations in a night r evealed fluctuations with characteristics resembling those of large-scale g ravity waves. (C) 2000 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.