The 2145 Å dayglow and the high altitude nitric oxide density
It is argued that dissociative photoionization of N2 by solar ultraviolet radiation at wavelengths shorter than 329 Å is a large source of atmospheric ions which radiate at 2143.6 Å and 2139.7 Å. Calculations of the daytime production of ions are carried out. The band pass of the instrument used to...
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| Published in | Geophysical research letters Vol. 9; no. 8; pp. 866 - 868 |
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| Main Authors | , |
| Format | Journal Article |
| Language | English |
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Blackwell Publishing Ltd
01.08.1982
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| Summary: | It is argued that dissociative photoionization of N2 by solar ultraviolet radiation at wavelengths shorter than 329 Å is a large source of atmospheric
ions which radiate at 2143.6 Å and 2139.7 Å. Calculations of the daytime production of
ions are carried out. The band pass of the instrument used to measure the intensity of the NO γ band at 2150 Å contains the N+ emission wavelengths and we suggest that the NO densities at high altitudes may be affected. |
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| Bibliography: | ark:/67375/WNG-VXPX6SMX-S ArticleID:2L0979 istex:BAE95A586DD07164D858701915FB0B7A519516F4 ObjectType-Article-1 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-2 content type line 23 ObjectType-Article-2 ObjectType-Feature-1 |
| ISSN: | 0094-8276 1944-8007 |
| DOI: | 10.1029/GL009i008p00866 |