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Gladstone 1992
Gladstone, G.R. (1992). Auroral resonance line radiative transfer. Journal of Geophysical Research 97: doi: 10.1029/91JA02393. issn: 0148-0227.

A model is developed for simulating the two-dimensional radiative transfer of resonance line emissions in auroras. The method of solution utilizes Fourier decomposition of the horizontal dependence in the intensity field so that the two-dimensional problem becomes a set of one-dimensional problems having different horizontal wavenumbers. The individual one-dimensional problems are solved for using a Feautrier-type solution of the differential-integral form of the radiative transfer equation. In the limit as the horizontal wavenumber becomes much larger than the local line-center extinction coefficient, the scattering integral becomes considerably simplified, and the final source function is evaluated in closed form. The two-dimensional aspects of the model are tested against results for nonresonance radiative transfer studies, and the resonance line part of the model is tested against results of existing plane-parallel resonance line radiative transfer codes. Finally, the model is used to simulate the intensity field of Oi 1304 ¿ for hard and soft auroras of various Gaussian horizontal widths. The results demonstrate the importance of considering the effects of two-dimensional radiative transfer when analyzing auroral resonance line data. ¿ American Geophysical Union 1992

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Atmospheric Composition and Structure, Airglow and aurora, Atmospheric Composition and Structure, Transmission and scattering of radiation
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