Stimulated Skyglow.

The report describes the development of a code, called ARCTIC, that is suitable for the study and analysis of auroral data. The code inputs a flux spectrum of primary electrons, incident on or in the atmosphere, with a specified magnetic dip angle and initial pitch angle, and computes the detailed e...

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Main Authors: Archer,D. H., Tarr,P. W.
Other Authors: MISSION RESEARCH CORP SANTA BARBARA CALIF
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 1974
Subjects:
Atmospheric Physics
*Aurorae
*Atmosphere models
Electron flux
Radiative transfer
Infrared radiation
Chemical reactions
Luminescence
Emission spectra
Nitrogen
Oxygen
Carbon dioxide
ARCTIC computer program
Arctic
Online Access:http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/AD0781094
http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=AD0781094
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Summary:The report describes the development of a code, called ARCTIC, that is suitable for the study and analysis of auroral data. The code inputs a flux spectrum of primary electrons, incident on or in the atmosphere, with a specified magnetic dip angle and initial pitch angle, and computes the detailed energy deposition and partition in the atmosphere. The deposition subroutine is coupled to a chemistry and radiation subroutine with the result that the optical/infrared emission, as functions of altitude and time, are then determined. The code is essentially complete, except for certain refinements, and has been run for the case of a hypothetical class II + aurora. (Author)

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