Preliminary data on solar extreme ultraviolet radiation in the upper atmosphere

Abstract

Recent measurements of solar extreme ultraviolet photon fluxes in the upper atmosphere have been evaluated. Intensities at the top of the atmosphere are estimated, and experimental values of photon absorption rate densities for August 23, 1960 (cos Z ≈ 0.8 over New Mexico) for various important line emissions below 1027 A and the hydrogen Lyman continuum are described. The reference tables include published data to the end of 1960.