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Study of dynamics of minor constituents in the thermosphere, addendum
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | Straus, J. M. Christopher, L. A. |
| Copyright Year | 1978 |
| Description | Numerical studies of a model of the earth's thermosphere are presented. The distribution of thermospheric helium was investigated. Changes in the global transport of helium under solstice conditions caused by a small increase in the latitudes at which the background gas pressure extremes occur lead to much better agreement of the model predictions with data taken by the mass spectrometers on board the ESRO-4 and OGO-6 satellites. The model was applied to a study of the global distributions of atmospheric gases (N2, O2, and O) at both equinox and solstice with emphasis on the winter enhancement of atomic oxygen in the lower thermosphere. Comparison of the results with measurements taken by the ESRO-4 mass spectrometer indicates that the distribution of atomic oxygen is generally a result of global transport by winds. |
| File Size | 3964857 |
| Page Count | 131 |
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| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_19780024689 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t01z90p04 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 1978-10-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Geophysics Earth Atmosphere Oxygen Thermosphere Atmospheric Composition Esro 4 Satellite Ogo-6 Mathematical Models Atmospheric Density Nitrogen Helium Wind Meteorology Aerology Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports ServerĀ (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Technical Report |