Seasonal variations of the mesospheric Fe layer at Rothera, Antarctica (67.5°S, 68.0°W)

• Published in: Journal of Geophysical Research
• Other Authors: Gardner, Chester (author), Chu, Xinzhao (author), Espy, Patrick (author), Plane, John (author), Marsh, Daniel (author), Janches, Diego (author)
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: American Geophysical Union 2011
• Subjects: Lidar; Mesospheric Fe layer; Vertical flux; Meteor input flux; Fe chemistry model; WACCM; Antarctic; Midwinter; Rothera; South Pole; The Antarctic; Antarc*; Antarctica; South pole
• Online Access: http://nldr.library.ucar.edu/repository/collections/OSGC-000-000-001-536; https://doi.org/10.1029/2010JD014655

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) at...