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Oran, E.S., Strobel, D.F. and Mauersberger, K. (1978). Hig-altitude atomic nitrogen densities. Journal of Geophysical Research 83: doi: 10.1029/JA080i010p04877. issn: 0148-0227. |
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Theoretical calculations of the seasonal and diurnal variations of atomic nitrogen are compared with measurements made by theopen source neutral mass spectrometer on the AE-C satellite. With the simultaneous measurements of molecular nitrogen and atomic oxygen densities as input, model calculations of odd nitrogen densities predict the same trends in atomic nitrogen as those observed. From these comparisons it is inferred that horizontal transport significantly reduces the diurnal variation of atomic nitrogen. Estimates are given of the sensitivity of atomic nitrogen densities to variations in the photoelectron flux, the neutral temperatures, and the neutral winds. |
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American Geophysical Union 2000 Florida Avenue N.W. Washington, D.C. 20009-1277 USA 1-202-462-6900 1-202-328-0566 service@agu.org |
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