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Minschwaner et al. 1992
Minschwaner, K., Anderson, G.P., Hall, L.A. and Yoshino, K. (1992). Polynomial coefficients for calculating O2 Schumann-Runge cross sections at 0.5 cm-1 resolution. Journal of Geophysical Research 97: doi: 10.1029/92JD00661. issn: 0148-0227.

We have fitted O2 cross sections from 49,000 and 57,000 cm-1 with temperature dependent polynomial expressions, providing an accurate and efficient means of determining Schumann-Runge band cross sections for temperatures 130<T<500 K. The least squares fits were carried out on a 0.5 cm-1 spectral grid, using cross sections obtained from a Schumann-Runge line-by-line model that incorporates the most recent spectroscopic data. The O2 cross sections do not include the underlying Herzberg continuum, but they do contain contributions from the temperature dependent Schumann-Runge continuum. The cross sections are suitable for use in ultra-violet transmission calculations at high spectral resolution. They should also prove useful for updating existing parameterizations of ultraviolet transmission and O2 photolysis. ¿ American Geophysical Union 1992

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Atmospheric Composition and Structure, Transmission and scattering of radiation, Atmospheric Composition and Structure, Middle atmosphere—composition and chemistry, Meteorology and Atmospheric Dynamics, Radiative processes
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