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Stratosphere and mesosphere wind and temperature structure from rocket measurements, noting solar radiation absorption by ozone as atmospheric heat source
He ion identification problems in topside ionosphere, suggesting confirmation by N ion current modulation curves and rocket measurements of ion scale heights
Rocket measurements on high energy tail of quiescent solar X ray spectrum
Rocket measured electron densities of nighttime auroral E region over Canada at different magnetic activity levels, noting frequency and plasma density relations
Rocket measurements of primary auroral particles energy spectra indicating spectral structure acceleration peaks associated with electrostatic fields
Rocket measurements of diurnal variations of F region concentrations and temperature of molecular N and O, showing disagreement with satellite drag data
Rocket measurement of far UV spectral intensity of theta Orionis for far UV interstellar extinction law in Orion nebula region
Miniature fluxgate magnetometer for sounding rocket measurements of two orthogonal components of external magnetic field, predicting performance by linear mathematical model
Plasma temperatures in magnetosphere, investigating ion energy balance, electron heating and agreement with rocket measurements
Auroral green line rocket measurements, showing roles of atomic and molecular oxygen dissociative recombinations
D region electron density rocket measurements implying recombination coefficient
Diffuse background of 2-20 keV X rays over Scorpius to North Galactic Pole sky band by rocket measurements
Diffuse low energy cosmic X rays rocket measurements, noting excess over extrapolated power law valid for higher energies
Solar eclipse effects on atmospheric structure, circulation and meridional flow, using rocket measured temperature and wind data for pressure and density variations near stratopause
Rocket measurements of the differential photoelectron flux and the volume emission rate of the N2(0, 0) second positive band are used to calculate the daytime concentration of metastable A(super 3)Sigma(sub u)+ molecules, and consequently the resonance scattering contribution to the N2 first positive emission in the dayglow. The dominant source of N2 first positive emission is found to be photoelectron impact, with resonance scattering contributing only 10-20 per cent the total emission.
Results of high-angular-resolution photography of the complex airglow structures present in the infrared sky. The photographs obtained all show bright cloud-like structures which moved on the sky and varied in brightness. It is concluded that these structures are due to varying airglow emission and not to any type of modulation of a uniform background by atmospheric clouds, dust, or haze. It is also concluded that observations of a bright spot from two widely separated sites will yield parallax determinations of the height of the OH emitting layer, so that it is no longer necessary to rely on infrequent rocket measurements at a few places.
On the basis of over 15 rocket measurements of ionic concentrations below 80 km, the height, daily and latitudinal dependences between positive ionic concentrations and cosmic ray intensity below 60 km as well as between ionic concentrations and corpuscular streams within the 60-80 km altitude range are compared. It is shown that ionic concentration and cosmic ray intensity below 60 km at night are likely to be interrelated, in conformity with Chapman's theory of the simple layer. In daytime, all phenomena are aggravated by photodetachment and ion exchange reactions with the participation of ozone. Between 60-80 km, besides ordinary cosmic rays, there must exist an additional corpuscular stream.
The inflow of charges of small ions, formed by cosmic rays, into thunderstorm cells is estimated on the basis of rocket measurements of ionic concentrations below 90 km. Out of the two processes that form the thunderstorm charge (generation and separation of charges), the former is supposed to be caused by cosmic rays, and the nature of separation is assumed to be the same as in other thunderstorm theories.