The thermal structure of troposphere, stratosphere and mesosphere over the equatorial India

Authors

  • K. S. APPU Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (T.E.R.L.S.), Trivandrum
  • K. SIVADASAN Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (T.E.R.L.S.), Trivandrum
  • V. NARAYANAN Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (T.E.R.L.S.), Trivandrum

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.54302/mausam.v31i1.4271

Abstract

The thermal structure of the equatorial troposphere, stratosphere and mesosphere has been constructed baked on the M-100 meteorological rocket sounding data at Thumba ( 8° 32' N, 76° 52' E ). The upper air rocket temperature profile shows short and long term periodic variations. The Thumba actual temperature profile is found to be in good agreement within 2° C with the CIRA Model 1972 for 10 ° N in the stratosphere, but mesospheric temperatures over Thumba are lower by about '5 to 25° C. The results of harmonic analysis, lapse rate, sporadic warming are discussed, highlighting the characteristics of equatorial tropopause, stratopause and mesopause.

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Published

01-01-1980

How to Cite

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K. S. APPU, K. SIVADASAN, and V. NARAYANAN, “The thermal structure of troposphere, stratosphere and mesosphere over the equatorial India”, MAUSAM, vol. 31, no. 1, pp. 19–30, Jan. 1980.

Issue

Vol. 31 No. 1 (1980): MAUSAM

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Research Papers

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