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Daytime variation of atmospheric NO 2 from ground based infrared measurements
Author(s) -
Flaud J.M.,
CamyPeyret C.,
Cariolle D.,
Laurent J.,
Stokes G. M.
Publication year - 1983
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/gl010i011p01104
Subject(s) - sunrise , sunset , noon , daytime , observatory , solar observatory , diurnal temperature variation , atmospheric sciences , environmental science , infrared , solar telescope , physics , telescope , optics , astronomy , quantum mechanics , magnetic field
During the day of September 20, 1982 16 high resolution atmospheric spectra were recorded at regularly spaced time intervals from sunrise to sunset using the Fourier transform spectrometer of the McMath solar telescope of Kitt Peak National Observatory. Using well isolated NO 2 absorption peaks appearing in the 2850‐2950 cm −1 region, it has been possible to measure precisely the daytime variation of the NO 2 vertical column density. A rapid increase from sunrise to noon is observed followed by a slower increase in the afternoon. A comparison with the predictions of a photochemical model is given.