ON THE HEAT EFFECT OF THE 15-MICRON BAND OF CARBON DIOXIDE IN THE UPPER ATMOSPHERE,

Abstract

The heating effect of the 15 micron band of CO2 in the mesosphere is estimated based on the approximation of the isolated line. The Voigt line profile and temperature dependence of line intensities are taken into account, but vibrational relaxation is not. The latter affects the magnitude but not the sign of the heating rates above about 75 km. The principal result is that although the 15 micron band cools most of the mesosphere, it produces a warming effect in much of the region above 70 km.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1967
Accession Number
AD0653931

Entities

People

  • G. M. Shved

Organizations

  • RAND Corporation

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Atmospheres
  • Carbon Dioxide
  • Intensity
  • Mesosphere
  • Vibrational Relaxation

Readers

  • Spectroscopy.
  • Thermal Physics or Thermal Science.