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Atmospheric ionization events can modify the concentration of neutral species in the stratosphere and mesosphere. In particular, ozone is destroyed because of the production of significant quantities of odd nitrogen and hydrogen compounds which react photochemically to destroy ozone. Direct evidence of ozone depletion comes from data taken during and following two solar flares generating large fluxes of 10-100 Mev protons, which bombarded the polar stratosphere and mesosphere. Observations of ozone taken during X-ray emission by solar flares and energetic electron precipitation during aurorae indicates ozone destruction above 50 km by ionization produced odd hydrogen. Lightning is apparently a large contributor to the tropospheric odd nitrogen budget. Ion propulsion induced dumping of the inner proton radiation belt represents a human activity which may influence stratospheric NOx

• Creator/s: NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS
• Date: 6/1/1979
• Year: 1979
• Book Topics/Themes: NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS), ATMOSPHERIC COMPOSITION, ATMOSPHERIC IONIZATION, OZONE, OZONE DEPLETION, PHOTOCHEMICAL REACTIONS, ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY, CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION), COSMIC RAYS, HYDROGEN, NITROGEN, SOLAR ACTIVITY, VARIATIONS, Aikin, A. C

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