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Based on the measurements of the ortho helium 1083 nm emission intensity during twilights and on the calculation of its variations depending on the solar zenith angle, the method for determining the atmospheric temperature at heights of 300–1000 km during the nighttime period of day has been developed, taking into account the diurnal and seasonal conditions.
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Original Russian Text © N.N. Shefov, A.I. Semenov, O.T. Yurchenko, 2009, published in Geomagnetizm i Aeronomiya, 2009, Vol. 49, No. 5, pp. 700–709.
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Shefov, N.N., Semenov, A.I. & Yurchenko, O.T. Empirical model of variations in the helium 1083 nm emission. 2. Temperature. Geomagn. Aeron. 49, 670–678 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1134/S0016793209050144
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