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Antiphase OH and OI airglow emissions induced by a short‐period ducted gravity wave
Author(s) -
Snively Jonathan B.,
Pasko Victor P.
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
geophysical research letters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.007
H-Index - 273
eISSN - 1944-8007
pISSN - 0094-8276
DOI - 10.1029/2004gl022221
Subject(s) - airglow , gravity wave , gravitational wave , atmospheric sciences , polarization (electrochemistry) , physics , period (music) , excitation , reflection (computer programming) , geophysics , geology , environmental science , geodesy , astrophysics , chemistry , quantum mechanics , acoustics , computer science , programming language
Numerical simulation of a ducted gravity wave event suggests that OH (8,3) and O( 1 S) 557.7 nm airglow emissions layers may exhibit opposite‐phase intensities when perturbed by a short‐period wave undergoing vertical reflection. This effect arises due to the time and temperature dependance of the OH excitation reaction, coupled with the linear polarization properties of vertically‐standing waves.