AbstractThe SCIAMACHY instrument on board Envisat is able to measure nearly all vibrational transitions of mesospheric hydroxyl – from the ultraviolet to the near infrared spectral region.In this paper, we analyze SCIAMACHY limb emission data in the 1000–1750nm spectral region by means of a new vibrational non-LTE model of OH. Several hydroxyl hotbands are identified. Vibrational non-LTE model calculations applying different collisional relaxation models are able to reproduce the measured spectra. Best agreement between model calculations and measured spectra is obtained, if a combination of multiquantum and step ladder single-quantum relaxation model is applied. Emissions from the OH(v=9) vibrational state are used to derive chemical heating rates from the SCIAMACHY spectra. Instantaneous heating rates are in the order of 10K/day.
Chemical heating rates derived from SCIAMACHY vibrationally excited OH limb emission spectra
Advances in Space Research ; 41 , 11 ; 1914-1920
2007-07-27
7 pages
Aufsatz (Zeitschrift)
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
Hydroxyl , Mesosphere , SCIAMACHY , OH , Heating rates
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