EarthRef.org Reference Database (ERR)
Development and Maintenance by the EarthRef.org Database Team

Detailed Reference Information
Aksnes et al. 2006
Aksnes, A., Eastes, R., Budzien, S. and Dymond, K. (2006). Neutral temperatures in the lower thermosphere from N2 Lyman-Birge-Hopfield (LBH) band profiles. Geophysical Research Letters 33: doi: 10.1029/2006GL026255. issn: 0094-8276.

Measurements of the neutral temperature in the lower thermosphere, using high resolution (0.13 nm) N2 Lyman-Birge-Hopfield (LBH) band emissions are presented. The data were taken by the High-resolution Ionospheric and Thermospheric Spectrograph (HITS) instrument aboard the Advanced Research and Global Observation Satellite (ARGOS). By fitting the LBH band profiles, temperatures in the thermosphere between ~150 and 270 km have been retrieved. Temperatures retrieved for three geomagnetically quiet days, 28--30 July 2001 are consistent with temperatures from the Mass Spectrometer and Incoherent Scatter (MSIS) model.

BACKGROUND DATA FILES

Abstract

Keywords
Atmospheric Composition and Structure, Airglow and aurora, Atmospheric Composition and Structure, Pressure, density, and temperature, Atmospheric Composition and Structure, Instruments and techniques, Atmospheric Processes, Remote sensing
Journal
Geophysical Research Letters
http://www.agu.org/journals/gl/
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
Click to clear formClick to return to previous pageClick to submit