Spatial and temporal variations in infrared emissions of the upper atmosphere. 1. Atomic oxygen (lambda 63 mu m) emission

摘要

Rocket and balloon measurement data on atomic-oxygen (lambda 63 A mu m) emission in the upper atmosphere are presented. The data from the longest (1989-2003) period of measurements of the atomic-oxygen (lambda 63 A mu m) emission intensity obtained by spectral instruments on sounding balloons at an altitude of 38 km at midlatitudes have been systematized and analyzed. Regularities in diurnal and seasonal variations in the intensity of this emission, as well as in its relation with solar activity, have been revealed.