Infrared radiation and energy transfer in the auroral mesosphere and lower thermosphere

Details Infrared radiation and energy transfer in the auroral mesosphere and lower thermosphere Infrared radiation and energy transfer in the auroral mesosphere and lower thermosphere

Jun 1983

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1983esasp.183...65u&link_type=abstract

In ESA Sixth ESA Symp. on European Rocket and Balloon Programs and Related Res. p 65-75 (SEE N83-33397 21-46)

Physics

Auroral Spectroscopy, Infrared Spectra, Mesosphere, Thermosphere, Carbon Dioxide, Energy Budgets, Energy Dissipation, Nitric Oxide, Ohmic Dissipation, Resistance Heating

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The principal IR emitters in the 1 to 20 micron wavelength range are identified, and their excitation mechanisms and efficiency of production from electron deposition under auroral conditions are discussed. The contribution of IR emitters to the energy input/loss process through transport is considered, particularly for CO2 at 4.3 microns and NO at 5.3 microns. The effects of Joule heating are considered, and results of IR measurements during the Energy Budget Campaign are presented. Although the primary active IR molecules are minor constituents, even in the undisturbed night atmosphere, IR energy fluxes are significant. Measurements show that the dominant IR contribution to the local radiation budget below 100 km is CO2 at 15 microns. During auroral conditions enhancements of IR emitters with a strong dependence on energy deposition are observed. Joule heating of the upper atmosphere does not change the NO, O3, or CO2 radiances.

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