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Long-term ozone decline and its effect on night airglow intensity of Li 6708 Å at Varanasi (25°N, 83°E) and Halley Bay (76°S, 27°W)

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A critical analysis has been made on the long-term yearly and seasonal variations of ozone concentration at Varanasi (25°N, 83°E), India and Halley Bay (76°S, 27°W), a British Antarctic Service Station. The effect of O3 depletion on night airglow emission of Li 6708 Å line at Varanasi and Halley Bay has been studied. Calculations based on chemical kinetics show that the airglow intensity of Li 6708 Å line has also been affected due to the depletion of O3 concentration. The yearly variations and seasonal variations of intensities of Li 6708 Å line for the above two stations are shown and compared. It has been shown that the rate of decrease of intensity of Li 6708 Å line was comparatively more at Halley Bay due to dramatic decrease of Antarctic O3 concentration.

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  1. Department of Chemistry, Government College of Education, Banipur, North-24 Parganas, 743 233, India

    P K JANA

  2. Department of Chemistry, Metia High School (H.S.), Matia, Basirhat, North-24 Parganas, 743 437, India

    I SAHA

  3. Department of Chemistry, Jadavpur University, Kolkata, 700 032, India

    S MUKHOPADHYAY

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JANA, P.K., SAHA, I. & MUKHOPADHYAY, S. Long-term ozone decline and its effect on night airglow intensity of Li 6708 Å at Varanasi (25°N, 83°E) and Halley Bay (76°S, 27°W). J Earth Syst Sci 120, 291–300 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12040-011-0047-8

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