
%0 Journal Article
%A Johnson, ER 
%A Lloyd, KH 
%A Low, CH 
%A Sheppard, LM 
%T The Radiant Output of Grenade Glow Clouds in the Lower Thermosphere
%J Australian Journal of Physics
%D 1967/12/01
%V 20
%N 6
%P 683-696
%K 
%R https://doi.org/10.1071/PH670683
%U https://www.publish.csiro.au/paper/PH670683 
%X Records of the behaviour of aluminized grenade glow clouds at twilight and at night were obtained using cameras and photometers. From these records the radiance, radiant p~wer, and radiant energy have been deduced for the altitude range 100-200 km. The twilight observations show that the absorption cross section of aluminium monoxide is about 3 X lO-14 cm2? From the night-time results it is concluded that the glow probably arises from a chemiluminescent reaction with atomic oxygen. A set of reactions consistent with the observations above 120 km altitude is 
