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A Self-Consistent Calculation of the Dissociation of Oxygen in the Upper Atmosphere
Phys. Rev. 87, 628 – Published 15 August, 1952
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRev.87.628
Abstract
In a previous paper a self-consistent model was set up for the dissociation of oxygen in the upper atmosphere under the assumption of number balance and radiative energy balance and a form of the barometric equation. In the present paper a similar model is used, but the requirement of radiative energy balance is dropped and a temperature distribution is assumed. The resulting calculations indicate that for this model the dissociation region is much narrower than in the previous model and that it occurs at lower altitudes.
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