MEASUREMENT OF A STRUCTURED PROFILE OF ATOMIC OXYGEN IN THE MESOSPHERE AND LOWER THERMOSPHERE

被引：45

作者：

HOWLETT, LC ^{[1
]}

BAKER, KD ^{[1
]}

MEGILL, LR ^{[1
]}

SHAW, AW ^{[1
]}

PENDLETON, WR ^{[1
]}

ULWICK, JC ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] USAF, GEOPHYS LAB, BEDFORD, MA 01731 USA

来源：

JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH-SPACE PHYSICS | 1980年 / 85卷 / NA3期

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D O I：

10.1029/JA085iA03p01291

中图分类号：

P1 [天文学];

学科分类号：

0704 ;

摘要：

The altitude distribution of O(**3P) above White Sands, New Mexico (33 degree N), was investigated in situ at 1900 hours MST (0200 UT) on December 2, 1975. A rocket-borne OI 1304-A resonance-scattering system provided data over the altitude range 75-126 km on ascent and descent. The oxygen profiles inferred from the data exhibit considerable structure, with more structure evident on ascent than descent. Ground-based photometric measurements of the left bracket OI right bracket 5577-A airglow at the time of the flight agree with the left bracket O right bracket measurements to within 50%. Preliminary consideration of several processes leads to the suggestion that wind shears provide the best possibility for explaining the double-peaked concentration profiles.

引用

页码：1291 / 1296

页数：6

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