Determining rotational temperatures from the OH(8-3) band, and a comparison with OH(6-2) rotational temperatures at Davis, Antarctica
International audience Rotational temperatures derived from the OH(8?3) band may vary by ~18K depending on the choice of transition probabilities. This is of concern when absolute temperatures or trends determined in combination with measurements of other hydroxyl bands are important. In this paper,...
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ftccsdartic:oai:HAL:hal-00317331v1 2023-11-12T04:07:04+01:00 Determining rotational temperatures from the OH(8-3) band, and a comparison with OH(6-2) rotational temperatures at Davis, Antarctica Phillips, F. Burns, G. B. French, W. J. R. Williams, P. F. B. Klekociuk, A. R. Lowe, R. P. Australian Antarctic Division (AAD) Australian Government, Department of the Environment and Energy Department of Physics and Astronomy London, ON University of Western Ontario (UWO) 2004-04-08 https://hal.science/hal-00317331 https://hal.science/hal-00317331/document https://hal.science/hal-00317331/file/angeo-22-1549-2004.pdf en eng HAL CCSD European Geosciences Union hal-00317331 https://hal.science/hal-00317331 https://hal.science/hal-00317331/document https://hal.science/hal-00317331/file/angeo-22-1549-2004.pdf info:eu-repo/semantics/OpenAccess ISSN: 0992-7689 EISSN: 1432-0576 Annales Geophysicae https://hal.science/hal-00317331 Annales Geophysicae, 2004, 22 (5), pp.1549-1561 [SDU.OCEAN]Sciences of the Universe [physics]/Ocean Atmosphere [SDU.STU]Sciences of the Universe [physics]/Earth Sciences info:eu-repo/semantics/article Journal articles 2004 ftccsdartic 2023-10-21T23:07:29Z International audience Rotational temperatures derived from the OH(8?3) band may vary by ~18K depending on the choice of transition probabilities. This is of concern when absolute temperatures or trends determined in combination with measurements of other hydroxyl bands are important. In this paper, measurements of the OH(8?3) temperature-insensitive Q/P and R/P line intensity ratios are used to select the most appropriate transition probabilities for use with this band. Aurora, airglow and solar and telluric absorption in the OH(8?3) band are also investigated. Water vapour absorption of P 1 (4), airglow or auroral contamination of P 1 (2) and solar absorption in the vicinity of P 1 (5) are concerns to be considered when deriving rotational temperatures from this band. A comparison is made of temperatures derived from OH(6?2) and OH(8?3) spectra collected alternately at Davis (69° S, 78° E) in 1990. An average difference of ~4K is found, with OH(8?3) temperatures being warmer, but a difference of this magnitude is within the two sigma uncertainty limit of the measurements. Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctica Archive ouverte HAL (Hyper Article en Ligne, CCSD - Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe) |
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[SDU.OCEAN]Sciences of the Universe [physics]/Ocean Atmosphere [SDU.STU]Sciences of the Universe [physics]/Earth Sciences Phillips, F. Burns, G. B. French, W. J. R. Williams, P. F. B. Klekociuk, A. R. Lowe, R. P. Determining rotational temperatures from the OH(8-3) band, and a comparison with OH(6-2) rotational temperatures at Davis, Antarctica |
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International audience Rotational temperatures derived from the OH(8?3) band may vary by ~18K depending on the choice of transition probabilities. This is of concern when absolute temperatures or trends determined in combination with measurements of other hydroxyl bands are important. In this paper, measurements of the OH(8?3) temperature-insensitive Q/P and R/P line intensity ratios are used to select the most appropriate transition probabilities for use with this band. Aurora, airglow and solar and telluric absorption in the OH(8?3) band are also investigated. Water vapour absorption of P 1 (4), airglow or auroral contamination of P 1 (2) and solar absorption in the vicinity of P 1 (5) are concerns to be considered when deriving rotational temperatures from this band. A comparison is made of temperatures derived from OH(6?2) and OH(8?3) spectra collected alternately at Davis (69° S, 78° E) in 1990. An average difference of ~4K is found, with OH(8?3) temperatures being warmer, but a difference of this magnitude is within the two sigma uncertainty limit of the measurements. |
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Australian Antarctic Division (AAD) Australian Government, Department of the Environment and Energy Department of Physics and Astronomy London, ON University of Western Ontario (UWO) |
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Phillips, F. Burns, G. B. French, W. J. R. Williams, P. F. B. Klekociuk, A. R. Lowe, R. P. |
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Phillips, F. Burns, G. B. French, W. J. R. Williams, P. F. B. Klekociuk, A. R. Lowe, R. P. |
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Determining rotational temperatures from the OH(8-3) band, and a comparison with OH(6-2) rotational temperatures at Davis, Antarctica |
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Determining rotational temperatures from the OH(8-3) band, and a comparison with OH(6-2) rotational temperatures at Davis, Antarctica |
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Determining rotational temperatures from the OH(8-3) band, and a comparison with OH(6-2) rotational temperatures at Davis, Antarctica |
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Determining rotational temperatures from the OH(8-3) band, and a comparison with OH(6-2) rotational temperatures at Davis, Antarctica |
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Determining rotational temperatures from the OH(8-3) band, and a comparison with OH(6-2) rotational temperatures at Davis, Antarctica |
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determining rotational temperatures from the oh(8-3) band, and a comparison with oh(6-2) rotational temperatures at davis, antarctica |
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ISSN: 0992-7689 EISSN: 1432-0576 Annales Geophysicae https://hal.science/hal-00317331 Annales Geophysicae, 2004, 22 (5), pp.1549-1561 |
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