Amplitude da maré semidiurna lunar durante eventos de aquecimento da estratosfera polar

Abstract

The lunar atmospheric tide is characterized by significant changes that occur mainly in wind fields, temperature of the terrestrial atmosphere produced by the direct influence of the moon on the bodies present on this surface. Using twelve years of data acquired from the instrument SABER / TIMED is possible to identify results of lunar tidal amplification especially during the winter in the northern hemisphere. It is also known that especially in the winter season of the Arctic polar region is the phenomenon called stratospheric sudden warming (Sudden Stratospheric Warming), which corroborates in significant changes in atmospheric dynamics during its occurrence. Some studies have shown the connection between intense events of abrupt warming of the polar stratosphere of the northern hemisphere with the lunar atmospheric tide. Knowing these conditions, the aim of this study was to investigate possible effects produced by the abrupt warming of the polar stratosphere in atmospheric lunar semidiurnal tide in mesospheric region and lower thermosphere (MLT). In this sense, data temperatures estimated from measurements obtained with the instrument SABER / TIMED were analyzed along with data from the polar stratosphere, provided by the National Centre for Environmental Prediction (NCEP). Analyzing the results, it was found that during the occurrence period of the lunar atmospheric tide abrupt heating of the polar stratosphere, contributed in some cases and may contribute to a higher and a lower amplification lunar semidiurnal tide in the atmosphere compared to studies analyzing effects of lunar semidiurnal tide without taking into account the influence of stratospheric warming