Rocket measurements of O2 atmospheric and OH Meinel bands in the airglow

Details Rocket measurements of O2 atmospheric and OH Meinel bands in the airglow Rocket measurements of O2 atmospheric and OH Meinel bands in the airglow

Jul 1981

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1981jgr....86.5768w&link_type=abstract

Journal of Geophysical Research, vol. 86, July 1, 1981, p. 5768-5774.

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Airglow, Hydroxyl Emission, Oxygen Spectra, Radiation Measurement, Rocket Sounding, Geophysics, Radiometers, Rocket-Borne Instruments

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The results from three rocket measurements of the altitude profiles of O2 and OH night airglow emissions are described. It is noted that in spite of the different seasons and local times of the observations, all three measurements presented the peak emission rate occurring at an altitude of 94 + or - 1 km for the O2 band and at 90 + or 2 km for the OH band. The former emitting altitude is found to be in basic agreement with the atomic oxygen density profile as measured by using an O I 1300-A resonance lamp, but the latter is considerably higher than expected from relevant theoretical models. It is thought likely, after examining various possible causes for this discrepancy, that the continuum airglow may contaminate the observations of the OH airglow.

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