Analysis of auroral infrared emissions observed during the ELIAS experiment

The ELIAS (Earth Limb Infrared Atmospheric Structure) experiment was flown from the Poker Flat Research Range, Alaska in 1983 and successfully monitored visible and infrared emissions from an IBC III<sup>+</sup> aurora. Measurements were performed in both staring and scan...

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Main Authors: G. E. Caledonia, R. E. Murphy, R. M. Nadile, A. J. Ratkowski
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications
Series:Annales Geophysicae
Online Access:http://www.ann-geophys.net/13/247/1995/angeo-13-247-1995.html
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Summary:The ELIAS (Earth Limb Infrared Atmospheric Structure) experiment was flown from the Poker Flat Research Range, Alaska in 1983 and successfully monitored visible and infrared emissions from an IBC III<sup>+</sup> aurora. Measurements were performed in both staring and scanning modes over several hundred seconds. The data for short- and mid-wave infrared regions have been analyzed in terms of auroral excitation of the NO and NO<sup>+</sup> vibrational bands. Auroral excitation efficiencies and kinetic implications are presented.
ISSN:0992-7689
1432-0576