Dissociation Driven Diurnal Oscillations.
Abstract
The use of a one-dimensional model atmosphere calculation incorporating dissociation of O2 and ionized species demonstrates that dissociation, through the production of atomic oxygen, can drive the vertical thermosphere and upper mesosphere into diurnal oscillations. It is further demonstrated that neutral mesospheric and lower thermospheric turbulence, through its control of atomic oxygen flow, can cause large amplitude variations of these oscillations. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- May 30, 1978
- Accession Number
- ADA060252
Entities
People
- S. P. Zimmerman
- T. J. Keneshea
Organizations
- Air Force Research Laboratory