Comparison of global datasets of sodium densities in the mesosphere and lower thermosphere from GOMOS, SCIAMACHY and OSIRIS measurements and WACCM model simulations from 2008 to 2012

Langowski, Martin P.; von Savigny, Christian; Burrows, John P.; Fussen, Didier; Dawkins, Erin C. M.; Feng, Wuhu; Plane, John M. C.; Marsh, Daniel R.

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-10-2989-2017

Articles | Volume 10, issue 8

https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-10-2989-2017

© Author(s) 2017. This work is distributed under
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https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-10-2989-2017

© Author(s) 2017. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

Articles | Volume 10, issue 8

Research article

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21 Aug 2017

Research article |

| 21 Aug 2017

Comparison of global datasets of sodium densities in the mesosphere and lower thermosphere from GOMOS, SCIAMACHY and OSIRIS measurements and WACCM model simulations from 2008 to 2012

Martin P. Langowski, Christian von Savigny, John P. Burrows, Didier Fussen, Erin C. M. Dawkins, Wuhu Feng, John M. C. Plane, and Daniel R. Marsh

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RC1: 'Review of " Comparison of Global Datasets of Sodium Densities in the Mesosphere and Lower Thermosphere from GOMOS, SCIAMACHY and OSIRIS Measurements and WACCM Model Simulations from 2008 to 2012" by Langowski et al.', Anonymous Referee #1, 07 Feb 2017
- SC1: 'SI units and ranges of quantities', Tim Dunker, 17 Mar 2017
- AC1: 'Answer to Referee #1 and #2', Martin Paul Langowski, 13 Apr 2017
RC2: 'Review of MS amt-2016-416', Anonymous Referee #2, 08 Feb 2017

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AR: Author's response | RR: Referee report | ED: Editor decision

AR by Martin Paul Langowski on behalf of the Authors (13 Apr 2017) Author's response Manuscript

ED: Publish as is (19 Apr 2017) by Markus Rapp

AR by Martin Paul Langowski on behalf of the Authors (24 Apr 2017)

Short summary

Meteoric metals form metal layers in the upper atmosphere anandplay a role in the formation of middle-atmospheric clouds and aerosols. However, the total metal influx rate is not well known. Global Na datasets from measurements and a model are available, which had not been compared yet on a global scale until this paper. Overall the agreement is good, and many differences between measurements are also found in the model simulations. However, the modeled layer altitude is too low.