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Alternative methods of the thermospheric atomic oxygen density determination
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | Omidvar, Kazem |
| Copyright Year | 2000 |
| Description | Atomic oxygen density in the upper thermosphere (approximately 300 km) can be calculated using ground based incoherent scatter radar and Fabry-Perot interferometer measurements. Burnside et al. [1991] was the first to try this method, but Buonsanto et al. provided an extensive treatment of the method in 1997. This paper further examines the method using 46 nights of data collected over six years and the latest information on the oxygen collision frequency. The method is compared with the MSIS-86 atomic oxygen prediction values, which are based upon in situ rocket born and satellite measurements from the 70's to the mid-80's In general, the method supports the MSIS-86 model, but indicates several areas of discrepancy. Furthermore, no direct correlation is found between the geomagnetic conditions and the difference between the method and MSIS-86 predictions. |
| File Size | 699814 |
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| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 2000-08-10 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Geophysics Geomagnetism Thermosphere Oxygen Atoms Density Measurement Meteorological Parameters Incoherent Scatter Radar Bennett. Adam C. Measuring Instruments Wind Velocity Fabry-perot Interferometers Radar Measurement Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports ServerĀ (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |