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Effect of updated relaxation rate constants on the H2O vibrational level populations and ro-vibrational spectra in the mesosphere and lower thermosphere. / Manuilova, R.O.; Feofilov, A.G.; Kutepov, A.A.; Yankovsky, V.A.
In: Advances in Space Research, Vol. 56, No. 9, 01.11.2015, p. 1806 - 1814.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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T1 - Effect of updated relaxation rate constants on the H2O vibrational level populations and ro-vibrational spectra in the mesosphere and lower thermosphere
AU - Manuilova, R.O.
AU - Feofilov, A.G.
AU - Kutepov, A.A.
AU - Yankovsky, V.A.
PY - 2015/11/1
Y1 - 2015/11/1
N2 - © 2014 COSPAR. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.This paper discusses the formation mechanisms of infrared radiation in H2O ro-vibrational bands in the mesosphere and lower thermosphere (MLT). At these heights and above, the vibrational levels of the molecules involved in radiative transitions are not in local thermodynamic equilibrium (LTE) with the surrounding medium, and the biggest uncertainty source in modeling the IR radiation in molecular bands is associated with the corresponding vibrational kinetics model parameters. In this study, we re-analyze available experimental data of Barnes et al. (2004) and Zittel and Masturzo (1991) and update the rate constant of V-V exchange (k) corresponding to the second vibrational number v2 increase by two and the first (or the third) quantum number decrease by one. The estimated values of k for quenching by N2 and O2 are 1.7 × 10-12 and 1.3 × 10-12 cm3 s-1, respectively. These values are about four times larger than the values used in all earlier models
AB - © 2014 COSPAR. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.This paper discusses the formation mechanisms of infrared radiation in H2O ro-vibrational bands in the mesosphere and lower thermosphere (MLT). At these heights and above, the vibrational levels of the molecules involved in radiative transitions are not in local thermodynamic equilibrium (LTE) with the surrounding medium, and the biggest uncertainty source in modeling the IR radiation in molecular bands is associated with the corresponding vibrational kinetics model parameters. In this study, we re-analyze available experimental data of Barnes et al. (2004) and Zittel and Masturzo (1991) and update the rate constant of V-V exchange (k) corresponding to the second vibrational number v2 increase by two and the first (or the third) quantum number decrease by one. The estimated values of k for quenching by N2 and O2 are 1.7 × 10-12 and 1.3 × 10-12 cm3 s-1, respectively. These values are about four times larger than the values used in all earlier models
U2 - 10.1016/j.asr.2014.12.002
DO - 10.1016/j.asr.2014.12.002
M3 - Article
VL - 56
SP - 1806
EP - 1814
JO - Advances in Space Research
JF - Advances in Space Research
SN - 0273-1177
IS - 9
ER -
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