Altitude profile of airglow hydroxyl emission

A rocket-borne cooled (S-1) filter photometer was flown from Resolute Bay, Northwest Territories 75° N during geomagnetically quiet conditions. The derived altitude profile of the (6–2) hydroxyl band emission shows a peak at 95 km. An airglow background of 2.7 R A −1 or less at 8380 A is reported fo...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:Canadian Journal of Physics
Main Author: Harrison, A. W.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Canadian Science Publishing 1970
Subjects:
General Physics and Astronomy
Northwest Territories
Resolute Bay
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/p70-281
http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/p70-281
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Summary:A rocket-borne cooled (S-1) filter photometer was flown from Resolute Bay, Northwest Territories 75° N during geomagnetically quiet conditions. The derived altitude profile of the (6–2) hydroxyl band emission shows a peak at 95 km. An airglow background of 2.7 R A −1 or less at 8380 A is reported for altitudes above 125 km.

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