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MSG-7: Molecular absorption processes related to the penetration of ultraviolet solar radiation into the middle atmosphereThe information presently available on the absorption cross sections of O2 and O3 with attention to the application of these data in middle atmospheric science is reviewed. The cross sections values reported by different groups are intercompared in tabular form where feasible, and specific values are recommended when there is a basis for preferring a particular set of results over other available data. When no such basis exists, the differences among published cross sections then serve to indicate a range of uncertainty. In these cases the need for additional work is indicated. Specific topics addressed are the absorption of molecular oxygen at Lyman alpha, in the Schumann-Runge continuum, in the Schumann-Runge bands, and in the Herzberg continuum. For ozone, the Hartley and Huggins bands are considered.
Document ID
19850012139
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Other
Authors
Frederick, J. E.
(NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD, United States)
Blake, A. J.
(Adelaide Univ. Cambridge, Mass., United States)
Freeman, D. E.
(Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics Downsview, Ontario, Canada)
Nicholls, R. W.
(York Univ.)
Ogawa, T.
(Kyoto Univ.)
Simon, P. C.
(Inst. d'Aeronomie Spatiale de Belgique)
Date Acquired
August 12, 2013
Publication Date
July 1, 1983
Publication Information
Publication: International Council of Scientific Unions Middle Atmosphere Program. Handbook for MAP, Vol. 8
Subject Category
Geophysics
Accession Number
85N20449
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.

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