The OH (3-1) nightglow volume emission rate retrieved from OSIRIS measurements: 2001 to 2015

<p>The OH airglow has been used to investigate the chemistry and dynamics of the mesosphere and the lower thermosphere (MLT) for a long time. The infrared imager (IRI) aboard the Odin satellite has been recording the night-time 1.53 <span class="inline-formula">µ</span>m...

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Autores principales: A. Li, C. Z. Roth, A. E. Bourassa, D. A. Degenstein, K. Pérot, O. M. Christensen, D. P. Murtagh
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Publicado: Copernicus Publications 2021
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Sumario:<p>The OH airglow has been used to investigate the chemistry and dynamics of the mesosphere and the lower thermosphere (MLT) for a long time. The infrared imager (IRI) aboard the Odin satellite has been recording the night-time 1.53 <span class="inline-formula">µ</span>m OH (3-1) emission for more than 15 years (2001–2015), and we have recently processed the complete data set. The newly derived data products contain the volume emission rate profiles and the Gaussian-approximated layer height, thickness, peak intensity and zenith intensity, and their corresponding error estimates. In this study, we describe the retrieval steps for these data products. We also provide data screening recommendations. The monthly zonal averages depict the well-known annual oscillation and semi-annual oscillation signatures, which demonstrate the fidelity of the data set (<a href="https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4746506">https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4746506</a>, <span class="cit" id="xref_altparen.1"><a href="#bib1.bibx14">Li et al.</a>, <a href="#bib1.bibx14">2021</a></span>). The uniqueness of this Odin IRI OH long-term data set makes it valuable for studying various topics, for instance, the sudden stratospheric warming events in the polar regions and solar cycle influences on the MLT.</p>