A cluster ion chemistry for the mesospheric sodium layer

Details A cluster ion chemistry for the mesospheric sodium layer A cluster ion chemistry for the mesospheric sodium layer

Jun 1979

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1979jatp...41..579r&link_type=abstract

Journal of Atmospheric and Terrestrial Physics, vol. 41, June 1979, p. 579-586.

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Atmospheric Chemistry, Ionic Reactions, Mesosphere, Sodium Vapor, Carbon Dioxide, Clumps, Ionospheric Ion Density, Nitrogen, Reaction Kinetics, Water Vapor

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A cluster ion chemistry for sodium is developed which relates the Na(+) profile to the Na profile using reactions involving Na(+).N2, Na(+).CO2, and Na(+).H2O. Removal of sodium from the mesosphere is accomplished by the formation of higher order clusters of the form Na(+).(H2O)n which presumably precipitate to the lower atmosphere. This sink is most effective in the 80-85 km altitude range. The chemical equilibrium model is applied to experimental observations of the Na and Na(+) layers.

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