Mechanisms leading to NLTE IR emission in the terrestrial thermosphere and their impact on remote sensing of atmospheric parameters

Ramesh D. Sharma; Hoang Dothe; James W. Duff

doi:10.1117/12.463362

18 April 2003 Mechanisms leading to NLTE IR emission in the terrestrial thermosphere and their impact on remote sensing of atmospheric parameters

Ramesh D. Sharma, Hoang Dothe, James W. Duff

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Proceedings Volume 4882, Remote Sensing of Clouds and the Atmosphere VII; (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.463362
Event: International Symposium on Remote Sensing, 2002, Crete, Greece

Abstract

Assuming large signal-to-noise ratio and using the rotationally resolved fundamental vibration-rotation band emission from NO near 5.3 μm we propose a scheme for remotely sensing temperature above the altitudes where the 15 μm emission from CO₂ becomes very weak. We also find that the rotationally resolved 5.3 μm emission can be used to remotely sense N(⁴S) atom, O₂, and O densities in the terrestrial thermosphere -- this being the only method for remotely sensing the first two species.

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Ramesh D. Sharma, Hoang Dothe, and James W. Duff "Mechanisms leading to NLTE IR emission in the terrestrial thermosphere and their impact on remote sensing of atmospheric parameters", Proc. SPIE 4882, Remote Sensing of Clouds and the Atmosphere VII, (18 April 2003); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.463362

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