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Article Dans Une Revue Advances in Space Research Année : 1992

The mechanism of formation of inversion layers in the mesosphere

Alain Hauchecorne
A. Maillard
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Mesospheric temperature profiles obtained by Rayleigh lidar in the south of France frequently show winter temperature inversions, with an amplitude up to 40K in a few km. A 2D dynamic model, developed to interpret these observations, showed that the mesospheric inversions were mainly due to the vertical circulation induced by the breaking of gravity waves in the upper mesosphere.

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hal-03126056 , version 1 (30-01-2021)

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Alain Hauchecorne, A. Maillard. The mechanism of formation of inversion layers in the mesosphere. Advances in Space Research, 1992, 12 (10), pp.219-223. ⟨10.1016/0273-1177(92)90470-I⟩. ⟨hal-03126056⟩
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