Aerosol Layer of the Lower Thermosphere: II. Observation during a Full Moon

The results of the “Terminator” space experiment on board the International Space Station are presented. Images of Earth’s atmosphere are obtained in the near IR spectral range with the limb geometry of observations under a full moon. The calculated vertical profiles of volume emission/scattering rate point that the aerosol layer occurs within the height region of 80–100 km in Earth’s atmosphere. It is proposed that this layer is meteoric in origin. Estimates show that the size spectrum of aerosol particles lies within the 1–100 nm range.

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Geomagnetism and Aeronomy
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2024-08-01
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https://doi.org/10.1134/s0016793224600346
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Astro and Planetary Science
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Aerosol Layer of the Lower Thermosphere: II. Observation during a Full Moon

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The results of the “Terminator” space experiment on board the International Space Station are presented. Images of Earth’s atmosphere are obtained in the near IR spectral range with the limb geometry of observations under a full moon. The calculated vertical profiles of volume emission/scattering rate point that the aerosol layer occurs within the height region of 80–100 km in Earth’s atmosphere. It is proposed that this layer is meteoric in origin. Estimates show that the size spectrum of aerosol particles lies within the 1–100 nm range.

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Institute of Terrestrial Magnetism Ionosphere and Radio Wave Propagation (RU), Institute of Applied Geophysics of the Academy of Sciences (RU), S. P. Korolev Rocket and Space Corporation Energia (Russia) (RU), Academician Pilyugin Center (RU), National Research Nuclear University MEPhI (RU)
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