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GAO Haiyang, ZHANG Zuyi, BU Lingbing, HUO Chaoyang, WANG Zhen, ZHU Hong. Statistical Characteristics of Albedo Variation in Noctilucent Clouds Induced by Small-scale Gravity Waves[J]. Journal of Space Science, 2017, 37(1): 82-93. doi: 10.11728/cjss2017.01.082
Citation: GAO Haiyang, ZHANG Zuyi, BU Lingbing, HUO Chaoyang, WANG Zhen, ZHU Hong. Statistical Characteristics of Albedo Variation in Noctilucent Clouds Induced by Small-scale Gravity Waves[J]. Journal of Space Science, 2017, 37(1): 82-93. doi: 10.11728/cjss2017.01.082
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Statistical Characteristics of Albedo Variation in Noctilucent Clouds Induced by Small-scale Gravity Waves

doi: 10.11728/cjss2017.01.082

  • 1. Key Laboratory for Aerosol-Cloud-Precipitation of China Meteorological Administration, Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology, Nanjing 210044;

  • 2. School of Atmospheric Physics, Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology, Nanjing 210044;

  • 3. School of Atmospheric Science, Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology, Nanjing 210044

  • Received Date: 2015-08-10
  • Rev Recd Date: 2016-03-01
  • Publish Date: 2017-01-15
    Abstract
  • The accurate assessment of albedo variations in Noctilucent Clouds (NLC) induced by Gravity Waves (GW) has shown an important significance in evaluating the trend of NLC brightness. This work focuses on the impact of small-scale GW with wavelength of 10~150km on the albedo of Polar Mesospheric Cloud (PMC). Using the Level2 albedo images obtained by the Cloud Imaging and Particle Size (CIPS) experiment onboard Aeronomy of Ice in the Mesosphere mission (AIM) from 2008 to 2009, 6664 small-scale GW are extracted. The wavelength of those GW is from 10 to 150 kilometers. By comparing and analyzing the albedo in GW areas and in mean NLC areas, the characteristics of the albedo variations in NLC induced by small-scale GW are studied. Results show that the albedo variations are primarily positive, and the maximum average value, 4.48×10-6sr-1, is found on the descending portion of South Hemisphere. The albedo and Ice and Water Contents (IWC) variations are positively correlated, and the correlation coefficients are greater than 0.85. The albedo variations largely rely on the location and time of the GW, and the mean albedo variations are almost positive. The albedo variations are larger in higher latitude during the core of the seasons, while they become smaller gradually in lower latitude during the beginning and ending period of the seasons, and even to be negative in some edges of the maps. The albedo average value increases linearly as the background atmosphere increases, and the albedo variations in percentage is from 14.6% to 28.8% induced by small-scale GW. When the albedo amplitude of GW increases, the albedo variations also show a linear increase with the changing rate from 0.909 to 1.194. The whole variation rate of south hemisphere is a little smaller than that of north hemisphere because of the difference of background atmospheric conditions.

     

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