New insights for mesospheric OH: multi-quantum vibrational relaxation as a driver for non-local thermodynamic equilibrium
The question of whether mesospheric OH(<i>v</i>) rotational population distributions are in equilibrium with the local kinetic temperature has been debated over several decades. Despite several indications for the existence of non-equilibrium effects, the general consensus has been th...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Copernicus Publications
2018-01-01
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| Series: | Annales Geophysicae |
| Online Access: | https://www.ann-geophys.net/36/13/2018/angeo-36-13-2018.pdf |