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Data Analysis of Upper Atmosphere Temperature Detected by Sounding Rockets in China

J. W. Li College of Meteorology and Oceanology, People’s Liberation Army University of Science and Technology, Nanjing, China

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Z. Sheng College of Meteorology and Oceanology, People’s Liberation Army University of Science and Technology, and Collaborative Innovation Center on Forecast and Evaluation of Meteorological Disasters, Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology, Nanjing, China

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Z. Q. Fan College of Meteorology and Oceanology, People’s Liberation Army University of Science and Technology, Nanjing, China

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S. D. Zhou College of Meteorology and Oceanology, People’s Liberation Army University of Science and Technology, and Collaborative Innovation Center on Forecast and Evaluation of Meteorological Disasters, Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology, Nanjing, China

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W. L. Shi College of Meteorology and Oceanology, People’s Liberation Army University of Science and Technology, and Collaborative Innovation Center on Forecast and Evaluation of Meteorological Disasters, Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology, Nanjing, China

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01 Mar 2017
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1175/JTECH-D-16-0104.1
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555–565
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Abstract

Sounding rockets launched by China have collected data on the upper atmosphere for nearly 50 years. In this work, the data accuracy and variable characteristics of upper atmosphere temperature data, gathered at heights of 20–60 km over Jiuquan, China, during 1974–2014, were analyzed. The relative accuracy of sounding rocket temperature data was determined by comparing the data with Mass Spectrometer and Incoherent Scatter (MSIS) model data by season, and with Sounding of the Atmosphere using Broadband Emission Radiometry (SABER) from the Thermosphere, Ionosphere, Mesosphere Energetics and Dynamics (TIMED) satellite by year. The sounding rocket temperature data showed differences from MSIS in every season, with the minimum difference occurring in summer, the next smallest difference in winter, and the maximum difference occurring in autumn. The sounding rocket data showed smaller differences from the SABER data, although the deviation still fluctuated depending on the date and hour of the observations. In addition, the temperature distributions of the temperature profiles were examined at different times at the same heights. By linearly fitting the mean temperature profiles of each season, the statistical characteristics of the temperature changes with height were explored.

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Corresponding author e-mail: Z. Sheng, 19994035@sina.com

Abstract

Sounding rockets launched by China have collected data on the upper atmosphere for nearly 50 years. In this work, the data accuracy and variable characteristics of upper atmosphere temperature data, gathered at heights of 20–60 km over Jiuquan, China, during 1974–2014, were analyzed. The relative accuracy of sounding rocket temperature data was determined by comparing the data with Mass Spectrometer and Incoherent Scatter (MSIS) model data by season, and with Sounding of the Atmosphere using Broadband Emission Radiometry (SABER) from the Thermosphere, Ionosphere, Mesosphere Energetics and Dynamics (TIMED) satellite by year. The sounding rocket temperature data showed differences from MSIS in every season, with the minimum difference occurring in summer, the next smallest difference in winter, and the maximum difference occurring in autumn. The sounding rocket data showed smaller differences from the SABER data, although the deviation still fluctuated depending on the date and hour of the observations. In addition, the temperature distributions of the temperature profiles were examined at different times at the same heights. By linearly fitting the mean temperature profiles of each season, the statistical characteristics of the temperature changes with height were explored.

© 2017 American Meteorological Society. For information regarding reuse of this content and general copyright information, consult the AMS Copyright Policy (www.ametsoc.org/PUBSReuseLicenses).

Corresponding author e-mail: Z. Sheng, 19994035@sina.com
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