Solitary wave characteristics on the fine structure of the mesospheric sporadic sodium layer
The so-called sporadic sodium layers (SSLs or NaS) are proposed to be strongly related to wave fluctuations. The solitary wave is a particular solution of the partial differential equation whose energy travels as a localized wave packet. A soliton, on the other hand, is a special type of solitary wa...
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| author | Shican Qiu Shican Qiu Mengxi Shi Hamad Yousof Willie Soon Willie Soon Mingjiao Jia Xianghui Xue Xianghui Xue Tao Li Tao Li Peng Ju Xiankang Dou Xiankang Dou |
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| description | The so-called sporadic sodium layers (SSLs or NaS) are proposed to be strongly related to wave fluctuations. The solitary wave is a particular solution of the partial differential equation whose energy travels as a localized wave packet. A soliton, on the other hand, is a special type of solitary wave that exhibits a particle-like behavior with a strong stable form. For the first time, the solitary wave theory has been used in this research to study the fine structure of SSL/NaS. We performed soliton fitting processes on the observed data from the Andes Lidar Observatory and found out that 24/27 NaS events had exhibited similar features/characteristics to a soliton. Time series of the net anomaly of the NaS revealed the same variation process to the solution of a generalized five-order KdV equation. Our results, therefore, suggested that the NaS phenomenon would be a pertinent tracer for non-linear wave studies in the atmosphere. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-910a4e7ec1fa448a81d9bfa88c43f8c42023-09-13T06:29:17ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences2296-987X2023-09-011010.3389/fspas.2023.12416631241663Solitary wave characteristics on the fine structure of the mesospheric sporadic sodium layerShican Qiu0Shican Qiu1Mengxi Shi2Hamad Yousof3Willie Soon4Willie Soon5Mingjiao Jia6Xianghui Xue7Xianghui Xue8Tao Li9Tao Li10Peng Ju11Xiankang Dou12Xiankang Dou13Department of Geophysics, The College of Geology Engineering and Geomatics, Chang’an University, Xi’an, ChinaKey Laboratory of Geospace Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, ChinaDepartment of Geophysics, The College of Geology Engineering and Geomatics, Chang’an University, Xi’an, ChinaDepartment of Geophysics, The College of Geology Engineering and Geomatics, Chang’an University, Xi’an, ChinaCenter for Environmental Research and Earth Sciences (CERES), Salem, MA, United StatesInstitute of Earth Physics and Space Science (ELKH EPSS), Sopron, HungaryShandong Guoyao Quantum Lidar Co., Ltd., Jinan, ChinaKey Laboratory of Geospace Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, ChinaMengcheng National Geophysical Observatory, School of Earth and Space Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, ChinaKey Laboratory of Geospace Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, ChinaMengcheng National Geophysical Observatory, School of Earth and Space Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, ChinaDepartment of Geophysics, The College of Geology Engineering and Geomatics, Chang’an University, Xi’an, ChinaKey Laboratory of Geospace Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, ChinaMengcheng National Geophysical Observatory, School of Earth and Space Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, ChinaThe so-called sporadic sodium layers (SSLs or NaS) are proposed to be strongly related to wave fluctuations. The solitary wave is a particular solution of the partial differential equation whose energy travels as a localized wave packet. A soliton, on the other hand, is a special type of solitary wave that exhibits a particle-like behavior with a strong stable form. For the first time, the solitary wave theory has been used in this research to study the fine structure of SSL/NaS. We performed soliton fitting processes on the observed data from the Andes Lidar Observatory and found out that 24/27 NaS events had exhibited similar features/characteristics to a soliton. Time series of the net anomaly of the NaS revealed the same variation process to the solution of a generalized five-order KdV equation. Our results, therefore, suggested that the NaS phenomenon would be a pertinent tracer for non-linear wave studies in the atmosphere.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fspas.2023.1241663/fullsporadic sodium layersnon-linear wavesolitary wavesolitonlidar |
| spellingShingle | Shican Qiu Shican Qiu Mengxi Shi Hamad Yousof Willie Soon Willie Soon Mingjiao Jia Xianghui Xue Xianghui Xue Tao Li Tao Li Peng Ju Xiankang Dou Xiankang Dou Solitary wave characteristics on the fine structure of the mesospheric sporadic sodium layer Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences sporadic sodium layers non-linear wave solitary wave soliton lidar |
| title | Solitary wave characteristics on the fine structure of the mesospheric sporadic sodium layer |
| title_full | Solitary wave characteristics on the fine structure of the mesospheric sporadic sodium layer |
| title_fullStr | Solitary wave characteristics on the fine structure of the mesospheric sporadic sodium layer |
| title_full_unstemmed | Solitary wave characteristics on the fine structure of the mesospheric sporadic sodium layer |
| title_short | Solitary wave characteristics on the fine structure of the mesospheric sporadic sodium layer |
| title_sort | solitary wave characteristics on the fine structure of the mesospheric sporadic sodium layer |
| topic | sporadic sodium layers non-linear wave solitary wave soliton lidar |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fspas.2023.1241663/full |
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