The Comprehensive Study of Low Thermospheric Sodium Layers during the 24th Solar Cycle

The low thermospheric sodium layer (LTSL) is the separate sodium atom layer above 105 km. Based on 11,607 h of lidar observations from Yanqing (40.5° N, 116.0° E) from 2010 to 2016, we found 38 LTSLs wherein the peak densities were more than five percent above those of the main sod...

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Main Authors: Yuchang Xun, Guotao Yang, Jihong Wang, Lifang Du, Zelong Wang, Jing Jiao, Xuewu Cheng, Faquan Li, Xu Zou
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-03-01
Series:Atmosphere
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4433/11/3/284