Penetration of solar radiation in the Schumann-Runge bands of molecular oxygen: a robust approximation

dc.contributor.author	Kockarts, G.
dc.date	1994
dc.date.accessioned	2017-06-01T12:02:59Z
dc.date.available	2017-06-01T12:02:59Z
dc.identifier.uri	https://orfeo.belnet.be/handle/internal/5628
dc.description	The Schumann-Runge bands of molecular oxygen between 175 nm and 205 nm cover a spectral region of great importance for the effect of solar radiation in the middle atmosphere. The highly structured absorption cross sections that can be computed with good accuracy lead to prohibitive computer resources, however, when they have to be used in complex atmospheric models. Although various approximations have been developed, another approach is proposed to avoid spurious effects, even when the new approximations are used outside of their validity range, corresponding to a solar attenuation of the order of 10-10. Comparisons between exact computations and present approximations lead to satisfactory agreement.
dc.language	eng
dc.title	Penetration of solar radiation in the Schumann-Runge bands of molecular oxygen: a robust approximation
dc.type	Article
dc.subject.frascati	Physical sciences
dc.audience	Scientific
dc.source.title	Annales Geophysicae
dc.source.volume	12
dc.source.issue	12
dc.source.page	1207-1217
Orfeo.peerreviewed	Yes
dc.identifier.doi	10.1007/BF03191317
dc.identifier.scopus	2-s2.0-21844525595