EGU23-16826
https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-egu23-16826
EGU General Assembly 2023
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First light from the MATS satellite

Ole Martin Christensen1, Jörg Gumbel1, Linda Megner1, Donal Murtagh2, Björn Linder1, Jonas Hedin1, Nickolay Ivchenko3, and Jacek Stegman1
Ole Martin Christensen et al.
  • 1Stockholm University, Departement of Meteorology, Stockholm, Sweden (olemartin.christensen@misu.su.se)
  • 2Chalmers University, Departement of Space, Earth and Environment, Sweden
  • 3KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Departement of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Sweden

Global three-dimensional data are a key to understanding gravity waves in the mesosphere and lower thermosphere. MATS is a small Swedish satellite that aims at providing such fields using tomographic measurements of oxygen A-band airglow and noctilucent clouds. MATS was successfully launched from Mahia, New Zealand, on November 4, 2022. Data collection started in December 2022, and MATS is projected to have collected over 3 million images of the MLT region by April 2023.

This presentation will provide an overview over first results from the MATS data. This includes analysis of in-flight performance of the instruments, an overview of data availability, and some examples of possible usage of the data. We will discuss data quality as well as possible biases and uncertainties that need to be considered when using this new and unique dataset for mesospheric studies.

How to cite: Christensen, O. M., Gumbel, J., Megner, L., Murtagh, D., Linder, B., Hedin, J., Ivchenko, N., and Stegman, J.: First light from the MATS satellite, EGU General Assembly 2023, Vienna, Austria, 24–28 Apr 2023, EGU23-16826, https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-egu23-16826, 2023.