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Review of rate coefficients of ionic reactions determined from measurements made by the Atmosphere Explorer satellites
Author(s) -
Torr D. G.,
Torr M. R.
Publication year - 1978
Publication title -
reviews of geophysics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 8.087
H-Index - 156
eISSN - 1944-9208
pISSN - 8755-1209
DOI - 10.1029/rg016i003p00327
Subject(s) - atmosphere (unit) , ion , ionic bonding , reaction rate , atmospheric sciences , environmental science , physics , analytical chemistry (journal) , meteorology , chemistry , environmental chemistry , organic chemistry , catalysis
The large data base of aeronomic parameters measured by the Atmosphere Explorer C, D, and E satellites since December 1973 has been used to determine a number of reaction rate coefficients highly relevant to our understanding of thermospheric chemistry. In this paper we review the results for ionic rate coefficients for recombination of NO + , O 2 + , and N 2 + , for reactions of O + + N 2 , N 2 + + O, and O ++ + O, and for various reactions involving O + (² D ) and O + (² P ) ions with O and N 2 .