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Atmospheric nitrous oxide produced by solar protons and relativistic electronsA mechanism by which solar proton (SP) events and relativistic electron precipitation (REP) events may lead to the production of stratospheric NO is described. The process comprises the production of N2O in the mesosphere, its downward migration, and conversion in the stratosphere to NO by the reaction N2O + O(D) yields 2NO. This process would amplify direct NO production by more than 10%.
Document ID
19810054014
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
External Source(s)
doi:10.1038/291564a0
Authors
Prasad, S. S. (California Institute of Technology, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena CA, United States)
Zipf, E. C. (Pittsburgh, University Pittsburgh, PA, United States)
Date Acquired
August 11, 2013
Publication Date
June 18, 1981
Publication Information
Publication: Nature
Volume: 291
Subject Category
Geophysics
Accession Number
81A38418
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: NAS7-100
Distribution Limits
Public
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