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ionize nitrogen molecules, and provide the energy f o r many other photochemical processes.
are slow and f'ree radicals constitute large portions of tne air.
Processes
miles of a l t i t u d e Increase.
every ten
Lonpwave radiation emitted principally by H20 and Cog keep the tropopause temperature l o w .
Absorption of !2000
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Below
90 km., turbulent mixing and recombination win out over diffusive separation
and photodissociation of oxygen, respectively, i n maintaining practically
a constant molecular weight.
small, but this provides enough atomic oxygen t o maintain the d but
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observable at night.
The energy for the chemiluminescent gas reaction is derived from
the chemical energy stored i n the upper atmosphere in the form of atomic
oqrgen
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A ccmibi-
nation of theoretical and practical considerations resulted i n t h e select i o n of lead and bismuth for further study.
laboratory
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at 121 km. over Wallops Island, Virginia i n I?ovember, 1962 produced weak
glows which were of one minute o r less
Photographic records
in duration.
were obtained, but these were not satisfactory for measuring winds.
The development of a Pb02, Mg
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from the first :release a t U:37 a.m. EST and from an altitude of 107 km.
t o 125 h. from the second release at 1 : l O a.m.
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The predominant feature of the wind profiles shown in figure 8 i s
the region oP maximum wind speed which was measured near U O km. on both
flights.
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Chemiluminescence'
Journal
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Photographic
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