Seasonal variations of the mesospheric Fe layer at Rothera, Antarctica (67.5S

• Main Authors: C S Gardner, X Chu, P J Espy, J M C Plane, D R Marsh, D Janches
• Other Authors: The Pennsylvania State University CiteSeerX Archives
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: 2011
• Subjects: Antarctic; Midwinter; Rothera; South Pole; The Antarctic; Antarc*; Antarctica; South pole
• Online Access: http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.1082.1233; http://cires1.colorado.edu/science/groups/chu/pubs/documents/2011JGR_GardnerChu_RotheraFeDensity.pdf

[1] Lidar observations of Fe densities between 75 and 105 km above Rothera, Antarctica, are used to characterize the seasonal variations of the mesospheric Fe layer near the Antarctic Circle and the differences are compared to the South Pole. The maximum Fe abundance occurs in late autumn (early May...