Mesospheric ozone concentration at an equatorial location from the 1.27-mu m O-2 airglow emission

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Batista, PP [1 ]
Takahashi, H [1 ]
Clemesha, BR [1 ]
Llewellyn, EJ [1 ]
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[1] UNIV SASKATCHEWAN, INST SPACE & ATMOSPHER STUDIES, SASKATOON, SK S7N 0W0, CANADA
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10.1029/95JA03569
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P1 [天文学];
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The vertical emission profile of the O-2 (alpha(1) Delta(g)) airglow at 1.27 mu m has been measured during the evening twilight near the equator (Alcantara, Brazil; 2.5(0)S, 44.2(0)W) using a rocket-borne infrared photometer. The profile is used to derive the vertical distribution of ozone between 60 and 86 km. The ozone profile shows a minimum I concentration at 77 km and a secondary maximum of 1.34 x 10(8) cm(-3) at 82 km. The height of the secondary maximum is lower than observed at midlatitudes, and the 77-km minimum is sharper than that which has been observed at low latitudes by satellite measurements.
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