Physics
Scientific paper
Jun 1980
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1980jgr....85.3013c&link_type=abstract
Journal of Geophysical Research, vol. 85, June 1, 1980, p. 3013-3020. National Research Council of Canada
Physics
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Airglow, Atomic Spectra, Explorer Satellites, F Region, Ground Truth, Photochemical Reactions, Abundance, Atmospheric Composition, Ionospheric Electron Density, Nitrogen Atoms, Radar Measurement, Reaction Kinetics, Temperature Distribution
Scientific paper
The Atmosphere Explorer photochemistry is used to interpret simultaneous observations made at the Arecibo Observatory of the OI (6300 A) and NI (5200 A) airglow surface brightness and electron density and temperature profiles measured by incoherent scatter radar. It was found that the theory and the experiment agree for the 5200-A emission; however, it was not possible to obtain to a complete agreement for the 6300-A nightglow. It is suggested that the source of the discrepancy results from one of the parameters used to calculate the production rate of O(lD); the data show evidence of an asymmetrical behavior of the ionosphere between times when the F layer is descending and when it is ascending, with asymmetry probably reflecting the effects of transport on molecular ion densities in the bottom side of the F region.
Burnside Roger G.
Cogger Leroy L.
Meriwether W. Jr. J.
Walker James C. G.
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