Mesopause temperatures calculated from the O<sub>2</sub>(<i>a</i><sup>1</sup>Δ<i><sub>g</sub></i>) twilight airglow emission recorded at Maynooth (53.2°N, 6.4°W)
Spectra of the O<sub>2</sub>(<i>a</i><sup>1</sup>Δ<i><sub>g</sub></i>) airglow emission band at 1.27 µm have been recorded during twilight at Maynooth (53.2°N, 6.4°W) using a Fourier transform spectrometer. Synthetic spectra have...
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| description | Spectra of the O<sub>2</sub>(<i>a</i><sup>1</sup>Δ<i><sub>g</sub></i>) airglow emission band at 1.27 µm have been recorded during twilight at Maynooth (53.2°N, 6.4°W) using a Fourier transform spectrometer. Synthetic spectra have been generated for comparison with the recorded data by assuming a particular temperature at the emitting altitude, and modelling the absorption of each line in the band as it propagates downward through the atmosphere. The temperature used in generating the synthetic spectra was varied until an optimum fit was obtained between the recorded and synthetic data; this temperature was then attributed to the altitude of the emitting layer. Temperatures derived using this technique for 91 twilight periods over an 18-month period exhibit a strong seasonal behaviour with a maximum in winter and minimum in summer. Results from this study are compared with temperatures calculated from the OH(3, 1) Meinel band recorded simultaneously. In winter OH temperatures exceed O<sub>2</sub> values by about 10 K, whereas the opposite situation pertains in summer; this result is interpreted in terms of a possible change in the altitude of the mesopause as a function of season. Estimates of the twilight O<sub>2</sub>(0, 0) total band intensity indicate that its intensity is lower and that its decay is more rapid in summer than in winter, in agreement with earlier observations. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-2c05bc125e0145c0a61e613dc33bcbd42022-12-22T02:50:58ZengCopernicus PublicationsAnnales Geophysicae0992-76891432-0576135558566Mesopause temperatures calculated from the O<sub>2</sub>(<i>a</i><sup>1</sup>Δ<i><sub>g</sub></i>) twilight airglow emission recorded at Maynooth (53.2°N, 6.4°W)J. M. GalliganF. J. MulliganSpectra of the O<sub>2</sub>(<i>a</i><sup>1</sup>Δ<i><sub>g</sub></i>) airglow emission band at 1.27 µm have been recorded during twilight at Maynooth (53.2°N, 6.4°W) using a Fourier transform spectrometer. Synthetic spectra have been generated for comparison with the recorded data by assuming a particular temperature at the emitting altitude, and modelling the absorption of each line in the band as it propagates downward through the atmosphere. The temperature used in generating the synthetic spectra was varied until an optimum fit was obtained between the recorded and synthetic data; this temperature was then attributed to the altitude of the emitting layer. Temperatures derived using this technique for 91 twilight periods over an 18-month period exhibit a strong seasonal behaviour with a maximum in winter and minimum in summer. Results from this study are compared with temperatures calculated from the OH(3, 1) Meinel band recorded simultaneously. In winter OH temperatures exceed O<sub>2</sub> values by about 10 K, whereas the opposite situation pertains in summer; this result is interpreted in terms of a possible change in the altitude of the mesopause as a function of season. Estimates of the twilight O<sub>2</sub>(0, 0) total band intensity indicate that its intensity is lower and that its decay is more rapid in summer than in winter, in agreement with earlier observations.http://www.ann-geophys.net/13/558/1995/angeo-13-558-1995.html |
| spellingShingle | J. M. Galligan F. J. Mulligan Mesopause temperatures calculated from the O<sub>2</sub>(<i>a</i><sup>1</sup>Δ<i><sub>g</sub></i>) twilight airglow emission recorded at Maynooth (53.2°N, 6.4°W) Annales Geophysicae |
| title | Mesopause temperatures calculated from the O<sub>2</sub>(<i>a</i><sup>1</sup>Δ<i><sub>g</sub></i>) twilight airglow emission recorded at Maynooth (53.2°N, 6.4°W) |
| title_full | Mesopause temperatures calculated from the O<sub>2</sub>(<i>a</i><sup>1</sup>Δ<i><sub>g</sub></i>) twilight airglow emission recorded at Maynooth (53.2°N, 6.4°W) |
| title_fullStr | Mesopause temperatures calculated from the O<sub>2</sub>(<i>a</i><sup>1</sup>Δ<i><sub>g</sub></i>) twilight airglow emission recorded at Maynooth (53.2°N, 6.4°W) |
| title_full_unstemmed | Mesopause temperatures calculated from the O<sub>2</sub>(<i>a</i><sup>1</sup>Δ<i><sub>g</sub></i>) twilight airglow emission recorded at Maynooth (53.2°N, 6.4°W) |
| title_short | Mesopause temperatures calculated from the O<sub>2</sub>(<i>a</i><sup>1</sup>Δ<i><sub>g</sub></i>) twilight airglow emission recorded at Maynooth (53.2°N, 6.4°W) |
| title_sort | mesopause temperatures calculated from the o sub 2 sub i a i sup 1 sup x0394 i sub g sub i twilight airglow emission recorded at maynooth 53 2°n 6 4°w |
| url | http://www.ann-geophys.net/13/558/1995/angeo-13-558-1995.html |
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