A quarter-century of satellite polar mesospheric cloud observations
M. DeLand, E. Shettle, G. Thomas, and J. Olivero. Journal of Atmospheric And Solar-Terrestrial Physics, 68 (1):
9-29(2006)ISI Document Delivery No.: 002TQ
Times Cited: 8
Cited Reference Count: 108
Cited References:
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ALFRED JM, 2001, EOS T AGU, V82, S284
BAILEY SM, 2005, J GEOPHYS RES-ATMOS, V110
BARTH CA, 1983, GEOPHYS RES LETT, V10, P237
BARTH CA, 2003, J GEOPHYS RES-SPACE, V108
BEIG G, 2003, REV GEOPHYS, V41
BURTON SP, 2000, P QUADR OZ S SAPP JA, P325
CARBARY JF, 1999, J GEOPHYS RES-SPACE, V104, P10089
CARBARY JF, 2001, GEOPHYS RES LETT, V28, P725
CARBARY JF, 2004, GEOPHYS RES LETT, V31
CHANDRA S, 1997, GEOPHYS RES LETT, V24, P639
CHU X, 2001, GEOPHYS RES LETT, V26, P1937
DEBRESTIAN DJ, 1997, ADV SPACE RES, V19, P587
DEBRESTIAN DJ, 1997, J GEOPHYS RES-ATMOS, V102, P1971
DELAND MT, 2001, J ATMOS OCEAN TECH, V18, P914
DELAND MT, 2003, J GEOPHYS RES-ATMOS, V108
DELAND MT, 2005, UNPUB GEOPHYSICAL RE
DONAHUE TM, 1972, J ATMOS SCI, V30, P515
EVANS WFJ, 1995, GEOPHYS RES LETT, V22, P2793
FIEDLER J, 2003, J GEOPHYS RES-ATMOS, V108
FLEMING EL, 1995, J ATMOS TERR PHYS, V57, P333
FOGLE B, 1973, CLIMATOLOGICAL RES, P263
FRENCH WJR, 2004, J ATMOS SOL-TERR PHY, V66, P493
GADSDEN M, 1989, NOCTILUCENT CLOUDS
GADSDEN M, 1998, J ATMOS SOL-TERR PHY, V60, P1163
GADSDEN M, 2000, J ATMOS SOL-TERR PHY, V62, P31
GADSDEN M, 2002, MEMOIRS BRIT ASTRONO, V45
GARCIA RR, 1989, J GEOPHYS RES-ATMOSP, V94, P14605
GAVINE D, 2002, MEMOIRS BRIT ASTRONO, V45
GELINAS LJ, 2005, J GEOPHYS RES, V110, A1310
GERRARD AJ, 2004, J ATMOS SOL-TERR PHY, V66, P229
GLACCUM W, 1996, J GEOPHYS RES-ATMOS, V101, P14479
GOLDBERG RA, 2001, GEOPHYS RES LETT, V28, P1407
GOLITSYN GS, 1996, GEOPHYS RES LETT, V23, P1741
GRUZDEV AN, 2005, J GEOPHYS RES, V110, D3304
HERNANDEZ G, 2003, GEOPHYS RES LETT, V30
HERVIG M, 2001, GEOPHYS RES LETT, V28, P971
HERVIG M, 2003, GEOPHYS RES LETT, V30
HUANG TYW, 1993, J GEOPHYS RES-ATMOSP, V98, P20413
HUNTEN DM, 1980, J ATMOS SCI, V37, P1342
JENSEN E, 1989, J GEOPHYS RES-ATMOSP, V94, P14693
JOINER J, 1996, J GEOPHYS RES-SPACE, V101, P5239
KALASHNIKOVA O, 2000, GEOPHYS RES LETT, V27, P3293
KHOSRAVI R, 2002, J GEOPHYS RES-ATMOS, V107
KIRKWOOD S, 2002, GEOPHYS RES LETT, V29
KIRKWOOD S, 2003, J GEOPHYS RES-ATMOS, V108
KLOSTERMEYER J, 2001, J GEOPHYS RES-ATMOS, V106, P9749
KLOSTERMEYER J, 2002, J GEOPHYS RES-ATMOS, V107
LESLIE RJ, 1918, NATURE, V33, P245
LLEWELLYN E, 2004, CAN J PHYS, V82, P411
LUBKEN FJ, 2000, GEOPHYS RES LETT, V27, P3603
LUBKEN FJ, 2004, J GEOPHYS RES-ATMOS, V109
LUCKE RL, 1999, J GEOPHYS RES-ATMOS, V104, P18785
MARSH D, 2003, J GEOPHYS RES-ATMOS, V108
MAULDIN LE, 1985, OPT ENG, V24, P307
MCHUGH M, 2003, GEOPHYS RES LETT, V30
MEIER RR, 1991, SPACE SCI REV, V58, P1
MERKEL AW, 2003, GEOPHYS RES LETT, V30
MURRAY BJ, 2003, PHYS CHEM CHEM PHYS, V5, P4129
NEDOLUHA GE, 2003, J GEOPHYS RES-ATMOS, V108
OFFERMANN D, 2004, J ATMOS SOL-TERR PHY, V66, P437
OLIVERO JJ, 1986, J ATMOS SCI, V43, P1263
OLIVERO JJ, 2001, ADV SPACE RES, V28, P931
OLTMANS SJ, 2000, GEOPHYS RES LETT, V27, P3453
ONEIL RR, 2001, EOS T AGU SPR M S, V82
PORTMANN RW, 1995, GEOPHYS RES LETT, V22, P1733
RANDEL WJ, 2004, J ATMOS SCI, V61, P2133
RAPP M, 2003, J GEOPHYS RES-ATMOS, V108
REMSBERG EE, 2002, J GEOPHYS RES-ATMOS, V107
ROBLE RG, 1989, GEOPHYS RES LETT, V16, P1441
ROMEJKO VA, 2003, J GEOPHYS RES-ATMOS, V108
ROSENLOF KH, 2001, GEOPHYS RES LETT, V28, P1195
ROTTMAN G, 2004, GEOPH MONOG SERIES, V141, P111
RUSCH DW, 1991, J GEOPHYS RES-ATMOSP, V96, P12933
RUSSELL JM, 1993, J GEOPHYS RES-ATMOSP, V98, P10777
SEELE C, 1999, GEOPHYS RES LETT, V26, P1517
SHEPHERD GG, 1993, J GEOPHYS RES-ATMOSP, V98, P10725
SHEPHERD MG, 2004, J GEOPHYS RES-ATMOS, V109
SHETTLE EP, 2002, J GEOPHYSICAL RES, V107
SHETTLE EP, 2002, MEMOIRS BRIT ASTRONO, V45
SISKIND DE, 2003, J GEOPHYS RES-ATMOS, V108
SISKIND DE, 2005, J ATMOS SOL-TERR PHY, V67, P501
SONNEMANN GR, 2005, J ATMOS SOL-TERR PHY, V67, P177
STEVENS MH, 2001, GEOPHYS RES LETT, V28, P4449
STEVENS MH, 2003, GEOPHYS RES LETT, V30
STEVENS MH, 2005, J GEOPHYS RES-SPACE, V110
THAYER JP, 2003, J GEOPHYS RES-ATMOS, V108
THOMAS GE, 1984, J ATMOS TERR PHYS, V46, P819
THOMAS GE, 1985, PLANET SPACE SCI, V33, P1209
THOMAS GE, 1989, J GEOPHYS RES-ATMOSP, V94, P14673
THOMAS GE, 1989, NATURE, V338, P490
THOMAS GE, 1991, J GEOPHYS RES-ATMOSP, V96, P927
THOMAS GE, 1991, REV GEOPHYS, V29, P553
THOMAS GE, 1995, GEOPHYS MONOGR, V87, P185
THOMAS GE, 1996, J ATMOS TERR PHYS, V58, P1629
THOMAS GE, 2000, EOS T AGU, V81, S336
THOMAS GE, 2001, ADV SPACE RES, V28, P937
THOMAS GE, 2003, ADV SPACE RES, V32, P1737
THOMAS GE, 2003, EOS T AGU, V84, P352
TURCO RP, 1982, PLANET SPACE SCI, V30, P1147
VONCOSSART G, 1999, GEOPHYS RES LETT, V26, P1513
VONSAVIGNY C, 2004, ADV SPACE RES, V34, P851
VONZAHN U, 1998, GEOPHYS RES LETT, V25, P1289
VONZAHN U, 2003, EOS T AGU, V84, P261
VONZAHN U, 2004, ATMOS CHEM PHYS, V4, P2449
WARREN SG, 1997, J GEOPHYS RES-ATMOS, V102, P1991
WEATHERHEAD EC, 1998, J GEOPHYS RES-ATMOS, V103, P17149
WOODS TN, 2000, J GEOPHYS RES-SPACE, V105, P27195.
Abstract
Satellite observations of polar mesospheric clouds (PMCs) are extremely valuable because they typically have daily coverage to characterize seasonal variations, sufficient detections for each season to give good statistics, quantitative information for physical analysis, and coverage of both hemispheres to evaluate global behavior. Continuous spectral measurements in the ultraviolet provide information about particle size distributions. A typical PMC season begins approximately 20 days before summer solstice at 80 degrees latitude, rises rapidly in occurrence frequency to 80-90%, and remains at that level until 50-60 days after solstice. Both occurrence frequency and brightness are latitude dependent, with higher values observed toward the poles. PMCs are normally observed at altitudes of 82-83 km, with higher altitudes at the start and end of each season. Hemispheric differences in behavior are also observed. Northern Hemisphere PMCs are consistently both more frequent and brighter than Southern Hemisphere clouds. Cloud height is generally anti-correlated with cloud brightness. The availability of extended PMC data sets from satellites provides the opportunity to evaluate long-term PMC variations over the past few decades. Analysis of these lengthy data sets shows a clear anti-correlation between seasonally averaged PMC parameters (occurrence frequency and brightness) and solar UV activity over the past two solar cycles, in agreement with model predictions. A time lag of similar to 1 year between the solar cycle and the PMC response is present in several data sets (solar variation leads PMC response). The cause is unknown. Multiple regression analysis also indicates long-term increases in both occurrence frequency and brightness, although there is not yet a consensus on the magnitude of the increase. These results are compared with information about concurrent variations in plausible source mechanisms such as mesospheric water vapor and temperature. (c) 2005 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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%A DeLand, M. T.
%A Shettle, E. P.
%A Thomas, G. E.
%A Olivero, J. J.
%D 2006
%J Journal of Atmospheric And Solar-Terrestrial Physics
%K ATMOSPHERE CHANGE CLOUDS EXPLORER GLOBAL LEO LOWER MEASUREMENTS MESOSPHERE MIDDLE NOCTILUCENT PARTICLE-SIZE SOLAR SOUTHERN-HEMISPHERE STRATOSPHERIC SUMMER TEMPERATURE THERMOSPHERE VARIABILITY WATER-VAPOR cloud mesospheric noctilucent polar remote scattering sensing
%N 1
%P 9-29
%T A quarter-century of satellite polar mesospheric cloud observations
%V 68
%X Satellite observations of polar mesospheric clouds (PMCs) are extremely valuable because they typically have daily coverage to characterize seasonal variations, sufficient detections for each season to give good statistics, quantitative information for physical analysis, and coverage of both hemispheres to evaluate global behavior. Continuous spectral measurements in the ultraviolet provide information about particle size distributions. A typical PMC season begins approximately 20 days before summer solstice at 80 degrees latitude, rises rapidly in occurrence frequency to 80-90%, and remains at that level until 50-60 days after solstice. Both occurrence frequency and brightness are latitude dependent, with higher values observed toward the poles. PMCs are normally observed at altitudes of 82-83 km, with higher altitudes at the start and end of each season. Hemispheric differences in behavior are also observed. Northern Hemisphere PMCs are consistently both more frequent and brighter than Southern Hemisphere clouds. Cloud height is generally anti-correlated with cloud brightness. The availability of extended PMC data sets from satellites provides the opportunity to evaluate long-term PMC variations over the past few decades. Analysis of these lengthy data sets shows a clear anti-correlation between seasonally averaged PMC parameters (occurrence frequency and brightness) and solar UV activity over the past two solar cycles, in agreement with model predictions. A time lag of similar to 1 year between the solar cycle and the PMC response is present in several data sets (solar variation leads PMC response). The cause is unknown. Multiple regression analysis also indicates long-term increases in both occurrence frequency and brightness, although there is not yet a consensus on the magnitude of the increase. These results are compared with information about concurrent variations in plausible source mechanisms such as mesospheric water vapor and temperature. (c) 2005 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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abstract = {Satellite observations of polar mesospheric clouds (PMCs) are extremely valuable because they typically have daily coverage to characterize seasonal variations, sufficient detections for each season to give good statistics, quantitative information for physical analysis, and coverage of both hemispheres to evaluate global behavior. Continuous spectral measurements in the ultraviolet provide information about particle size distributions. A typical PMC season begins approximately 20 days before summer solstice at 80 degrees latitude, rises rapidly in occurrence frequency to 80-90%, and remains at that level until 50-60 days after solstice. Both occurrence frequency and brightness are latitude dependent, with higher values observed toward the poles. PMCs are normally observed at altitudes of 82-83 km, with higher altitudes at the start and end of each season. Hemispheric differences in behavior are also observed. Northern Hemisphere PMCs are consistently both more frequent and brighter than Southern Hemisphere clouds. Cloud height is generally anti-correlated with cloud brightness. The availability of extended PMC data sets from satellites provides the opportunity to evaluate long-term PMC variations over the past few decades. Analysis of these lengthy data sets shows a clear anti-correlation between seasonally averaged PMC parameters (occurrence frequency and brightness) and solar UV activity over the past two solar cycles, in agreement with model predictions. A time lag of similar to 1 year between the solar cycle and the PMC response is present in several data sets (solar variation leads PMC response). The cause is unknown. Multiple regression analysis also indicates long-term increases in both occurrence frequency and brightness, although there is not yet a consensus on the magnitude of the increase. These results are compared with information about concurrent variations in plausible source mechanisms such as mesospheric water vapor and temperature. (c) 2005 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.},
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author = {DeLand, M. T. and Shettle, E. P. and Thomas, G. E. and Olivero, J. J.},
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note = {ISI Document Delivery No.: 002TQ
Times Cited: 8
Cited Reference Count: 108
Cited References:
AKMAEV RA, 2000, GEOPHYS RES LETT, V27, P2113
ALFRED JM, 2001, EOS T AGU, V82, S284
BAILEY SM, 2005, J GEOPHYS RES-ATMOS, V110
BARTH CA, 1983, GEOPHYS RES LETT, V10, P237
BARTH CA, 2003, J GEOPHYS RES-SPACE, V108
BEIG G, 2003, REV GEOPHYS, V41
BURTON SP, 2000, P QUADR OZ S SAPP JA, P325
CARBARY JF, 1999, J GEOPHYS RES-SPACE, V104, P10089
CARBARY JF, 2001, GEOPHYS RES LETT, V28, P725
CARBARY JF, 2004, GEOPHYS RES LETT, V31
CHANDRA S, 1997, GEOPHYS RES LETT, V24, P639
CHU X, 2001, GEOPHYS RES LETT, V26, P1937
DEBRESTIAN DJ, 1997, ADV SPACE RES, V19, P587
DEBRESTIAN DJ, 1997, J GEOPHYS RES-ATMOS, V102, P1971
DELAND MT, 2001, J ATMOS OCEAN TECH, V18, P914
DELAND MT, 2003, J GEOPHYS RES-ATMOS, V108
DELAND MT, 2005, UNPUB GEOPHYSICAL RE
DONAHUE TM, 1972, J ATMOS SCI, V30, P515
EVANS WFJ, 1995, GEOPHYS RES LETT, V22, P2793
FIEDLER J, 2003, J GEOPHYS RES-ATMOS, V108
FLEMING EL, 1995, J ATMOS TERR PHYS, V57, P333
FOGLE B, 1973, CLIMATOLOGICAL RES, P263
FRENCH WJR, 2004, J ATMOS SOL-TERR PHY, V66, P493
GADSDEN M, 1989, NOCTILUCENT CLOUDS
GADSDEN M, 1998, J ATMOS SOL-TERR PHY, V60, P1163
GADSDEN M, 2000, J ATMOS SOL-TERR PHY, V62, P31
GADSDEN M, 2002, MEMOIRS BRIT ASTRONO, V45
GARCIA RR, 1989, J GEOPHYS RES-ATMOSP, V94, P14605
GAVINE D, 2002, MEMOIRS BRIT ASTRONO, V45
GELINAS LJ, 2005, J GEOPHYS RES, V110, A1310
GERRARD AJ, 2004, J ATMOS SOL-TERR PHY, V66, P229
GLACCUM W, 1996, J GEOPHYS RES-ATMOS, V101, P14479
GOLDBERG RA, 2001, GEOPHYS RES LETT, V28, P1407
GOLITSYN GS, 1996, GEOPHYS RES LETT, V23, P1741
GRUZDEV AN, 2005, J GEOPHYS RES, V110, D3304
HERNANDEZ G, 2003, GEOPHYS RES LETT, V30
HERVIG M, 2001, GEOPHYS RES LETT, V28, P971
HERVIG M, 2003, GEOPHYS RES LETT, V30
HUANG TYW, 1993, J GEOPHYS RES-ATMOSP, V98, P20413
HUNTEN DM, 1980, J ATMOS SCI, V37, P1342
JENSEN E, 1989, J GEOPHYS RES-ATMOSP, V94, P14693
JOINER J, 1996, J GEOPHYS RES-SPACE, V101, P5239
KALASHNIKOVA O, 2000, GEOPHYS RES LETT, V27, P3293
KHOSRAVI R, 2002, J GEOPHYS RES-ATMOS, V107
KIRKWOOD S, 2002, GEOPHYS RES LETT, V29
KIRKWOOD S, 2003, J GEOPHYS RES-ATMOS, V108
KLOSTERMEYER J, 2001, J GEOPHYS RES-ATMOS, V106, P9749
KLOSTERMEYER J, 2002, J GEOPHYS RES-ATMOS, V107
LESLIE RJ, 1918, NATURE, V33, P245
LLEWELLYN E, 2004, CAN J PHYS, V82, P411
LUBKEN FJ, 2000, GEOPHYS RES LETT, V27, P3603
LUBKEN FJ, 2004, J GEOPHYS RES-ATMOS, V109
LUCKE RL, 1999, J GEOPHYS RES-ATMOS, V104, P18785
MARSH D, 2003, J GEOPHYS RES-ATMOS, V108
MAULDIN LE, 1985, OPT ENG, V24, P307
MCHUGH M, 2003, GEOPHYS RES LETT, V30
MEIER RR, 1991, SPACE SCI REV, V58, P1
MERKEL AW, 2003, GEOPHYS RES LETT, V30
MURRAY BJ, 2003, PHYS CHEM CHEM PHYS, V5, P4129
NEDOLUHA GE, 2003, J GEOPHYS RES-ATMOS, V108
OFFERMANN D, 2004, J ATMOS SOL-TERR PHY, V66, P437
OLIVERO JJ, 1986, J ATMOS SCI, V43, P1263
OLIVERO JJ, 2001, ADV SPACE RES, V28, P931
OLTMANS SJ, 2000, GEOPHYS RES LETT, V27, P3453
ONEIL RR, 2001, EOS T AGU SPR M S, V82
PORTMANN RW, 1995, GEOPHYS RES LETT, V22, P1733
RANDEL WJ, 2004, J ATMOS SCI, V61, P2133
RAPP M, 2003, J GEOPHYS RES-ATMOS, V108
REMSBERG EE, 2002, J GEOPHYS RES-ATMOS, V107
ROBLE RG, 1989, GEOPHYS RES LETT, V16, P1441
ROMEJKO VA, 2003, J GEOPHYS RES-ATMOS, V108
ROSENLOF KH, 2001, GEOPHYS RES LETT, V28, P1195
ROTTMAN G, 2004, GEOPH MONOG SERIES, V141, P111
RUSCH DW, 1991, J GEOPHYS RES-ATMOSP, V96, P12933
RUSSELL JM, 1993, J GEOPHYS RES-ATMOSP, V98, P10777
SEELE C, 1999, GEOPHYS RES LETT, V26, P1517
SHEPHERD GG, 1993, J GEOPHYS RES-ATMOSP, V98, P10725
SHEPHERD MG, 2004, J GEOPHYS RES-ATMOS, V109
SHETTLE EP, 2002, J GEOPHYSICAL RES, V107
SHETTLE EP, 2002, MEMOIRS BRIT ASTRONO, V45
SISKIND DE, 2003, J GEOPHYS RES-ATMOS, V108
SISKIND DE, 2005, J ATMOS SOL-TERR PHY, V67, P501
SONNEMANN GR, 2005, J ATMOS SOL-TERR PHY, V67, P177
STEVENS MH, 2001, GEOPHYS RES LETT, V28, P4449
STEVENS MH, 2003, GEOPHYS RES LETT, V30
STEVENS MH, 2005, J GEOPHYS RES-SPACE, V110
THAYER JP, 2003, J GEOPHYS RES-ATMOS, V108
THOMAS GE, 1984, J ATMOS TERR PHYS, V46, P819
THOMAS GE, 1985, PLANET SPACE SCI, V33, P1209
THOMAS GE, 1989, J GEOPHYS RES-ATMOSP, V94, P14673
THOMAS GE, 1989, NATURE, V338, P490
THOMAS GE, 1991, J GEOPHYS RES-ATMOSP, V96, P927
THOMAS GE, 1991, REV GEOPHYS, V29, P553
THOMAS GE, 1995, GEOPHYS MONOGR, V87, P185
THOMAS GE, 1996, J ATMOS TERR PHYS, V58, P1629
THOMAS GE, 2000, EOS T AGU, V81, S336
THOMAS GE, 2001, ADV SPACE RES, V28, P937
THOMAS GE, 2003, ADV SPACE RES, V32, P1737
THOMAS GE, 2003, EOS T AGU, V84, P352
TURCO RP, 1982, PLANET SPACE SCI, V30, P1147
VONCOSSART G, 1999, GEOPHYS RES LETT, V26, P1513
VONSAVIGNY C, 2004, ADV SPACE RES, V34, P851
VONZAHN U, 1998, GEOPHYS RES LETT, V25, P1289
VONZAHN U, 2003, EOS T AGU, V84, P261
VONZAHN U, 2004, ATMOS CHEM PHYS, V4, P2449
WARREN SG, 1997, J GEOPHYS RES-ATMOS, V102, P1991
WEATHERHEAD EC, 1998, J GEOPHYS RES-ATMOS, V103, P17149
WOODS TN, 2000, J GEOPHYS RES-SPACE, V105, P27195},
number = 1,
pages = {9-29},
timestamp = {2009-03-30T22:21:12.000+0200},
title = {A quarter-century of satellite polar mesospheric cloud observations},
volume = 68,
year = 2006
}