Theoretical Support to NRL's Upper Atmospheric Branch: Physics and Chemistry of the Upper and Middle Atmospheres With Emphasis on Daytime, Nighttime, and Auroral Optical Emissions.

Abstract

Contents: Dayglow, nightglow, and auroral odd nitrogen studies; Using susim to measure extinction by ozone; An orbital code to support studies on the use of susim/uars for measuring atmospheric extinction; Contamination of extinction profiles between 2500 and 3000 a due to stratospheric aerosols of volcanic origin; Documentation of key improvements to our dayglow model: synthetic spectra for any look direction; Rayleight scattering and dayglow background from 1200 to 3000 A.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1991
Accession Number
ADA244584

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Atmospheres
  • Chemistry
  • Contamination
  • Diffraction
  • Emission
  • Extinction
  • Nitrogen
  • Scattering
  • Spectra

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Space/Atmospheric Physics.
  • Spectroscopy.
  • Technical Research and Report Writing.

Technology Areas

  • Space