Estimation of atomic oxygen concentrations from measured intensities of infrared nitric oxide radiation
The vibrational distribution of nitric oxide in the polar ionosphere computed according to the one-dimensional non-steady model of chemical and vibrational kinetics of the upper atmosphere has been compared with experimental data from rocket measurement. Some input parameters of the model have b...
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| author | A. S. Kirillov G. A. Aladjev |
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| description | The vibrational distribution of nitric oxide
in the polar ionosphere computed according to the one-dimensional non-steady
model of chemical and vibrational kinetics of the upper atmosphere has been
compared with experimental data from rocket measurement. Some input parameters
of the model have been varied to obtain the least-averaged deviation of the
calculated population from experimental one. It is shown that the least
deviation of our calculations from experimental measurements depends
sufficiently on both the surprisal parameter of the production reaction of
metastable atomic nitrogen with molecular oxygen and the profile of atomic
oxygen concentration. The best agreement with the MSIS-83 profile was obtained
for the value of surprisal parameter corresponding to recent laboratory
estimations. The measured depression of level <i>v</i>=2 is obtained in the
calculation that uses sufficiently increased concentrations of atomic oxygen. It
is pointed out that similar measurements of infrared radiation intensities could
be used to estimate the atomic oxygen concentrations during auroral disturbances
of the upper atmosphere.<br><br><b>Keywords.</b> Atmospheric composition and structure
(airglow and aurora); Ionosphere (auroral ionosphere; ion chemistry and
composition). |
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| spelling | doaj.art-fbd7f29f9be940e9ab669df9dd4fdc552022-12-22T02:11:24ZengCopernicus PublicationsAnnales Geophysicae0992-76891432-05761998-07-011684785210.1007/s00585-998-0847-6Estimation of atomic oxygen concentrations from measured intensities of infrared nitric oxide radiationA. S. Kirillov0G. A. Aladjev1Polar Geophysical Institute, Fersman str., 14, Apatity, Murmansk region, 184200, RussiaPolar Geophysical Institute, Fersman str., 14, Apatity, Murmansk region, 184200, RussiaThe vibrational distribution of nitric oxide in the polar ionosphere computed according to the one-dimensional non-steady model of chemical and vibrational kinetics of the upper atmosphere has been compared with experimental data from rocket measurement. Some input parameters of the model have been varied to obtain the least-averaged deviation of the calculated population from experimental one. It is shown that the least deviation of our calculations from experimental measurements depends sufficiently on both the surprisal parameter of the production reaction of metastable atomic nitrogen with molecular oxygen and the profile of atomic oxygen concentration. The best agreement with the MSIS-83 profile was obtained for the value of surprisal parameter corresponding to recent laboratory estimations. The measured depression of level <i>v</i>=2 is obtained in the calculation that uses sufficiently increased concentrations of atomic oxygen. It is pointed out that similar measurements of infrared radiation intensities could be used to estimate the atomic oxygen concentrations during auroral disturbances of the upper atmosphere.<br><br><b>Keywords.</b> Atmospheric composition and structure (airglow and aurora); Ionosphere (auroral ionosphere; ion chemistry and composition).https://www.ann-geophys.net/16/847/1998/angeo-16-847-1998.pdf |
| spellingShingle | A. S. Kirillov G. A. Aladjev Estimation of atomic oxygen concentrations from measured intensities of infrared nitric oxide radiation Annales Geophysicae |
| title | Estimation of atomic oxygen concentrations from measured intensities of infrared nitric oxide radiation |
| title_full | Estimation of atomic oxygen concentrations from measured intensities of infrared nitric oxide radiation |
| title_fullStr | Estimation of atomic oxygen concentrations from measured intensities of infrared nitric oxide radiation |
| title_full_unstemmed | Estimation of atomic oxygen concentrations from measured intensities of infrared nitric oxide radiation |
| title_short | Estimation of atomic oxygen concentrations from measured intensities of infrared nitric oxide radiation |
| title_sort | estimation of atomic oxygen concentrations from measured intensities of infrared nitric oxide radiation |
| url | https://www.ann-geophys.net/16/847/1998/angeo-16-847-1998.pdf |
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