The aeronomy of odd nitrogen in the thermosphere. II - Twilight emissions

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Aug 1976

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1976jgr....81.3745s&link_type=abstract

Journal of Geophysical Research, vol. 81, Aug. 1, 1976, p. 3745-3752. Navy-supported research;

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Aeronomy, Atmospheric Chemistry, Nitrogen, Thermosphere, Twilight Glow, Atmospheric Models, Dissociation, Nitric Oxide, Oxygen Atoms, Reaction Kinetics, Rocket Sounding

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A model developed for the aeronomy of odd nitrogen in the thermosphere is used to analyze rocket measurements of N(4S) and NO densities. Data from Atmosphere Explorer were used to develop a consistent reaction kinetics model for odd nitrogen chemistry. It is concluded that most NO(+) dissociative recombination events must produce N(2D), that N(2D) is quenched by O at a rate of 1 trillionth cu cm per sec, and that the atmospheric O2 quenching rate of N(2D) is consistent with the laboratory rate. The major quenching agent of N(2D) between 140 and 220 km is atomic oxygen, and this reaction is the major source of N(4S). Peak N(4S) densities of about (20-60) million per cu cm at 140-150 km are predicted, with the variability being indicative of the model sensitivity to a factor of 2 change in the O/O2 ratio in the thermosphere.

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