Nitric oxide densities and their diurnal asymmetry in the upper middle atmosphere as revealed by ionospheric measurements

0176268 - UFA-U 20013003 RIV GB eng J - Článek v odborném periodiku
Laštovička, Jan
Nitric oxide densities and their diurnal asymmetry in the upper middle atmosphere as revealed by ionospheric measurements.
Journal of Atmospheric and Solar - Terrestrial Physics. Roč. 63, č. 1 (2001), s. 21-28. ISSN 0021-9169
Grant CEP: GA AV ČR IBS3012007
Výzkumný záměr: CEZ:AV0Z3042911
Klíčová slova: nitric oxide * upper middle atmosphere * diurnal asymmetry
Kód oboru RIV: BL - Fyzika plazmatu a výboje v plynech
Impakt faktor: 0.000, rok: 1999

The nitric oxide density is the main ionized component of the lower ionosphere. With the use of radio wave absorption observations and model calculations, it was shown that the NO asymmetry, observed by satellites for sunset and sunrise, does exists throughout the sunlit period and it is the reason of the observed strong diurnal asymmetry in absorption in summer. This asymmetry is absent in winter.
Trvalý link: http://hdl.handle.net/11104/0073246