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Liu, N. and Pasko, V.P. (2005). Molecular nitrogen LBH band system far-UV emissions of sprite streamers. Geophysical Research Letters 32: doi: 10.1029/2004GL022001. issn: 0094-8276. |
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The time dependent optical emission model developed by Liu and Pasko (2004) is applied to studies of far-UV emissions of sprite streamers due to N2 Lyman-Birge-Hopfield (LBH) band system. Modeling results indicate that the LBH emissions of sprite streamers at 70 km are generally stronger by up to a factor of 10 than those from the first negative band system of N2+, and experimental measurements of the ratio of these two emissions at sprite altitudes can be used to determine poorly known quenching altitude of the N2 (a1Πg) state. |
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Keywords
Ionosphere, Ionosphere/atmosphere interactions, Ionosphere, Ionospheric disturbances, Atmospheric Composition and Structure, Airglow and aurora, Atmospheric Processes, Lightning, Atmospheric Processes, Atmospheric electricity |
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Publisher
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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