Physics
Scientific paper
Feb 1982
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1982p%26ss...30..137f&link_type=abstract
Planetary and Space Science, vol. 30, Feb. 1982, p. 137-145.
Physics
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Atmospheric Chemistry, Atmospheric Models, Backscattering, Fluorescence, Gamma Ray Spectra, Nitric Oxide, Rayleigh Scattering, Abundance, Earth Atmosphere, Emission Spectra, Ozone, Radiative Transfer
Scientific paper
Fluorescent emissions from nitric oxide appear imposed upon the Rayleigh backscattered spectrum of the earth's atmosphere between 250 and 300 nm in wavelength. Satellite instruments designed to monitor the global ozone distribution can routinely observe these signals although techniques for exploiting the data are not yet available. Application of a radiative transfer equation developed for an atmosphere including absorption by ozone, molecular scattering, and nitric oxide fluorescence shows the three most prominent NO emissions relative to the 250-300 nm backscattered sunlight to be the (1,4), (1,6), and (0,3) gamma bands. Analysis of the contribution function for each emission band indicates that the fluorescent signals can provide useful information on the magnitude and variability of nitric oxide between 40 and 140 km in altitude.
Abrams R. B.
Frederick John E.
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