A dynamical-chemical model of tidally driven fluctuations in the OH nightglow

Details A dynamical-chemical model of tidally driven fluctuations in the OH nightglow A dynamical-chemical model of tidally driven fluctuations in the OH nightglow

Aug 1987

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1987jgr....92.8775w&link_type=abstract

Journal of Geophysical Research (ISSN 0148-0227), vol. 92, Aug. 1, 1987, p. 8775-8780. Research supported by the Aerospace Corp.

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Atmospheric Chemistry, Atmospheric Models, Atmospheric Tides, Hydroxyl Emission, Nightglow, Diurnal Variations, Molecular Rotation, Oxygen Atoms, Photochemical Reactions

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A theory is presented to explain tidally induced oscillations in the emission intensity I and rotational temperature T of the OH nightglow. The theory includes photochemical reactions among H. O, O3, OH, and HO2 and the complete dynamics of tides in an isothermal, uniformly rotating atmosphere. The ratio eta depends on basic state atmospheric structure, minor constituent scale heights, especially that of O, and altitude of OH emission. For both semidiurnal and diurnal migrating modes, eta has an amplitude in the approximate range 1-2.5 and a phase between about 10 deg and 30 deg.

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