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Satellite ultraviolet measurements of nitric oxide fluorescence with a diffusive transport model.Twilight measurements of fluorescence in the (1, 0) gamma band of nitric oxide were made from June 1967 to January 1969 by an ultraviolet scanning spectrometer on board the polar orbiting satellite Ogo 4. Nitric oxide vertical column emission rates were measured between solar zenith angles of 93 and 98 deg. Seasonal and latitudinal variations were found to be less than a factor of 1.3, the scatter and uncertainty in the data prohibiting more precise determinations from being made. Time independent chemical diffusion models for the vertical distribution of nitric oxide agree well with profiles measured from sounding rockets. The column emission rates calculated from the theoretical models are larger than the satellite measurements by a factor of 3.
Document ID
19730057123
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
Authors
Rusch, D. W.
(Colorado, University Boulder, Colo., United States)
Date Acquired
August 7, 2013
Publication Date
September 1, 1973
Publication Information
Publication: Journal of Geophysical Research
Volume: 78
Subject Category
Geophysics
Report/Patent Number
NSSDC-ID-67-073A-14-PM
Accession Number
73A41925
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: NAS5-9315
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
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