Modeling and analysis of N2(B3Πg) and N2(C3Πu) vibrational distributions in sprites

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Feb 2011

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2011jgra..11602306l&link_type=abstract

Journal of Geophysical Research, Volume 116, Issue A2, CiteID A02306

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Atmospheric Processes: Atmospheric Electricity, Atmospheric Processes: Mesospheric Dynamics, Atmospheric Processes: Lightning, Atmospheric Processes: Theoretical Modeling (4316)

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We analyze and model available data of N2(B3Πg) vibrational distribution functions (VDF) in sprites, and we present model predictions for the VDF of N2(C3Πu). By means of a full kinetic model and a simplified steady state model presented here, we investigate sprites at altitudes of 52 km up to 85 km, observed with temporal resolutions from 33 ms to 50 μs. At all altitudes, the predictions of the models agree with available observations of the VDF of N2(B3Πg). We find that the VDF of N2(B3Πg) and N2(C3Πu) depend very weakly on the driving electric field. In addition, we find that while the N2(B3Πg) VDF is barely affected by changes in the temporal resolution, the VDF of N2(C3Πu) is not affected at all.

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