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Rocket Measurements of the O2 Infrared Atmospheric (0-0) Band in the Nightglow: The Vestigial Dayglow Components

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The contribution made by the undecayed component of the dayglow O2 (a1∆g) population to the nightglow O2(a1∆g-X3∑ -g ) IR atmospheric band emission is assessed. The time dependence of the evening twilight O2(a1∆g) production rates and the delayed response of the resulting IR atmospheric band emission is considered in some detail. The vestigial dayglow IR atmospheric band emission profiles expected under the conditions of a number of recent rocket-borne radiometer experiments are presented. These vestigial dayglow emission profiles are compared with those that have been previously estimated by Lopez-Moreno et al. (1986) and McDade et al. (1987) who employed much simpler kinetic models. The possible impact of differences between the present and the previously estimated vestigial emission rates upon our understanding of the nightglow IR atmospheric band excitation mechanisms is discussed.

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  1. Institute of Space and Atmospheric Studies, Department of Physics, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, S7N 0W0, Canada

    Ian C. McDade & Edward J. Llewellyn

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McDade, I.C., Llewellyn, E.J. (1988). Rocket Measurements of the O2 Infrared Atmospheric (0-0) Band in the Nightglow: The Vestigial Dayglow Components. In: Rodrigo, R., López-Moreno, J.J., López-Puertas, M., Molina, A. (eds) Progress in Atmospheric Physics. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-3009-4_11

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