The excitation of the infrared atmospheric oxygen bands in the nightglow

Details The excitation of the infrared atmospheric oxygen bands in the nightglow The excitation of the infrared atmospheric oxygen bands in the nightglow

Jun 1978

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1978p%26ss...26..533l&link_type=abstract

Planetary and Space Science, vol. 26, June 1978, p. 533-538.

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Atmospheric Radiation, Hydroxyl Radicals, Infrared Spectra, Nightglow, Oxygen Spectra, Atmospheric Chemistry, Night Sky, Oxygen Recombination, Reaction Kinetics, Stratospheric Warming

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Simultaneous observations of the nightglow emission profiles of O2 and the OH Meinel bands have been used to show that the excitation mechanism for O2 in the night-time is through the reaction between OH and atomic oxygen, and the recombination of atomic oxygen. These reactions, and the proposed rate constants, have been used to derive the atomic oxygen profile appropriate to the observations. It is suggested that the atomic oxygen profile may exhibit significant structure near the mesopause at high latitude. It is also suggested that the extent of this structure may be influenced by transport effects related to stratospheric warming events.

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