A rocket measurement of thermospheric temperatures derived from molecular rotational intensity distributions in the aurora

Details A rocket measurement of thermospheric temperatures derived from molecular rotational intensity distributions in the aurora A rocket measurement of thermospheric temperatures derived from molecular rotational intensity distributions in the aurora

Oct 1983

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Planetary and Space Science (ISSN 0332-0633), vol. 31, Oct. 1983, p. 1137-1145. Research supported by the National Research Coun

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Atmospheric Temperature, Auroral Spectroscopy, Molecular Rotation, Rocket Sounding, Thermosphere, Atmospheric Sounding, Calibrating, Nitrogen, Oxygen, Temperature Distribution, Temperature Measurement, Vertical Distribution

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The vertical distribution of thermospheric temperature was measured from molecular rotational intensity distributions in a rocket flight through the aurora at Fort Churchill, Canada. Both the N2(+)(1NEG;0-1) and O2(ATM;0-0) bands were used, and a stepping mask photometer was employed to locate each filter passband at seven points on each molecular band. The N2(+) temperature follows the appropriate Jacchia (1971) model fairly closely at all altitudes but is higher in temperature by about 60 K. The O2 temperatures follow the model results more closely but one cannot be sure whether the differences between the two sets of measured temperatures are real.

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