STRATCOM-Related Photodissociation Rates and Solar Flux Intensities.

Abstract

Rates for twenty-three photodissociation processes of O2, O3, NO2, NO3, N2O, N2O5, HO2, H2O2, HNO2, HNO3, CO2, CH4, and HCHO are reported for the maximum solar zenith angle on September 21, 1975, at 32 deg north latitude. These conditions correspond closely to those of the balloon launches made as a part of the Stratospheric Composition (STRATCOM) research program of the Atmospheric Sciences Laboratory (ASL). This program is designed to study the structure and composition of the upper atmosphere, and the calculated values are provided as input data for the supportive modeling effort. Model-predicted solar flux intensities are compared to the intensities measured experimentally on the STRATCOM VI balloon flights made September 24-25, 1975. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 1977
Accession Number
ADA037644

Entities

People

  • Jerry L. Collins

Organizations

  • University of Texas at El Paso

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Atmospheres
  • Atmospheric Sciences
  • Buildings And Structures
  • Grids
  • Intensity
  • Latitude
  • Photodissociation
  • United States Strategic Command

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Organic Chemistry
  • Space/Atmospheric Physics.

Technology Areas

  • Space