Thermospheric molecular oxygen

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Mar 1982

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1982jgr....87.1727t&link_type=abstract

Journal of Geophysical Research, vol. 87, Mar. 1, 1982, p. 1727-1732.

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Atmospheric Chemistry, Atmospheric Composition, Atmospheric Models, Gas Composition, Oxygen, Thermosphere, Atmospheric Density, Explorer 55 Satellite, Ionospheric Composition, Molecular Gases, Nitrogen Ions, Nitrogen Oxides, Oxygen Ions, Photochemical Reactions

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Thermospheric studies to date have relied heavily on model values of O2 concentration, which are in turn indirectly derived. This paper reports the results of a comparison of a large data base of directly measured O2 concentrations with the concentrations obtained from the MSIS model atmosphere. For concentrations of 10 billion/cu cm the direct measurements are larger than the model values by up to 50%. For concentrations of 100 million/cu cm the measured values are in agreement with the model to within 10%. A comparison is made of the computed major thermospheric species by using both the MSIS and the measured O2 concentrations. The impact is largest in the odd nitrogen species NO, N(S-4), and N(+), where the difference in concentration can be as much as 70%, and also on O2(+).

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