Initial report on polar mesospheric cloud observations by Himawari-8

We provide an initial report on polar mesospheric cloud (PMC) observations by the Japanese Geostationary Earth Orbit (GEO) meteorological satellite Himawari-8. Heights of the observed PMCs were estimated to be 80–82 km. Observed PMCs were active only during summertime in both the northern and southe...

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Published in:	Atmospheric measurement techniques Vol. 11; no. 11; pp. 6163 - 6168
Main Authors:	Tsuda, Takuo T., Hozumi, Yuta, Kawaura, Kento, Hosokawa, Keisuke, Suzuki, Hidehiko, Nakamura, Takuji
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Katlenburg-Lindau Copernicus GmbH 13-11-2018 Copernicus Publications
Subjects:	Cloud observations Clouds Earth Earth orbit Earth orbits Meteorological satellites Polar environments Polar mesospheric clouds Polar regions Satellite observation Satellites
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Summary:	We provide an initial report on polar mesospheric cloud (PMC) observations by the Japanese Geostationary Earth Orbit (GEO) meteorological satellite Himawari-8. Heights of the observed PMCs were estimated to be 80–82 km. Observed PMCs were active only during summertime in both the northern and southern polar regions. These observations are consistent with known PMC behavior. From its almost fixed location relative to the Earth, Himawari-8 is capable of continuously monitoring PMC every 10 min with three visible bands: blue (0.47 µm), green (0.51 µm), and red (0.64 µm). Thus, Himawari-8 can contribute to PMC research in the near future.
ISSN:	1867-8548 1867-1381 1867-8548
DOI:	10.5194/amt-11-6163-2018