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Tarasick & Shepherd 1992
Tarasick, D.W. and Shepherd, G.G. (1992). Effects of gravity waves on complex airglow chemistries: 1. O2(b 1Sg +) emission. Journal of Geophysical Research 97: doi: 10.1029/91JA02579. issn: 0148-0227.

The theory of Hines and Tarasick (1987) for the effects of gravity waves on airglow emissions is extended to consider more complex airglow chemistries, including multiple and multiple-step production mechanisms, quenching, and other loss processes. Relations for the dependence of &eegr;, the ratio of brightness to temperature fluctuation, on emission chemistry are presented in a generalized form which is readily applicable to other emissions. The specific case of O2(b1&Sgr;+g) airglow is examined in detail for three different proposed chemical production mechanisms. Loss mechanisms are also considered; quenching is found to be important to predictions of &eegr;. The results obtained are compared with the very limited set of published observations of gravity waves in O2(b1&Sgr;+g) airglow. It is shown that gravity wave observations may place new constraints on possible mechanisms for airglow production, constraints that are not obtainable by other means. ¿American Geophysical Union 1992

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Atmospheric Composition and Structure, Airglow and aurora, Meteorology and Atmospheric Dynamics, Middle atmosphere dynamics, Meteorology and Atmospheric Dynamics, Waves and tides
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Journal of Geophysical Research
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