Solitary wave characteristics on the fine structure of the mesospheric sporadic sodium layer

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

doi:10.3389/fspas.2023.1241663

Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences (Sep 2023)

Solitary wave characteristics on the fine structure of the mesospheric sporadic sodium layer

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

Affiliations

Shican Qiu: Department of Geophysics, The College of Geology Engineering and Geomatics, Chang’an University, Xi’an, China
Shican Qiu: Key Laboratory of Geospace Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, China
Mengxi Shi: Department of Geophysics, The College of Geology Engineering and Geomatics, Chang’an University, Xi’an, China
Hamad Yousof: Department of Geophysics, The College of Geology Engineering and Geomatics, Chang’an University, Xi’an, China
Willie Soon: Center for Environmental Research and Earth Sciences (CERES), Salem, MA, United States
Willie Soon: Institute of Earth Physics and Space Science (ELKH EPSS), Sopron, Hungary
Mingjiao Jia: Shandong Guoyao Quantum Lidar Co., Ltd., Jinan, China
Xianghui Xue: Key Laboratory of Geospace Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, China
Xianghui Xue: Mengcheng National Geophysical Observatory, School of Earth and Space Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, China
Tao Li: Key Laboratory of Geospace Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, China
Tao Li: Mengcheng National Geophysical Observatory, School of Earth and Space Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, China
Peng Ju: Department of Geophysics, The College of Geology Engineering and Geomatics, Chang’an University, Xi’an, China
Xiankang Dou: Key Laboratory of Geospace Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, China
Xiankang Dou: Mengcheng National Geophysical Observatory, School of Earth and Space Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, China

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3389/fspas.2023.1241663
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 10

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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.

Published in Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences

ISSN: 2296-987X (Online)
Publisher: Frontiers Media S.A.
Country of publisher: Switzerland
LCC subjects: Science: Astronomy; Science: Physics: Geophysics. Cosmic physics
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