Atmospheric Emission at High Latitudes

Abstract

The primary emphasis was to obtain infrared emission measurements during known auroral activity. Three balloon flights were made from Fairbanks, Alaska to accomplish this. On two of these flights moderate auroral activity occurred, but there was no enhancement in the emission spectrum from 9-14 micrometers. The time of night that these measurements were made was several hours earlier than the time when observations of enhanced infrared emission were made on 13 September 1969. A total of six balloon flights was conducted. Data from four of these flights is presented in this report and a summary of the data reports covering the other two flights is also included.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1972
Accession Number
AD0903305

Entities

People

  • D. Boyd Barker
  • David G. Murcray
  • Frank H. Murcray
  • James N. Brooks
  • John J. Kosters
  • Walter J. Williams

Organizations

  • University of Denver

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Calibration
  • Contracts
  • Coverings
  • Detectors
  • Emission
  • High Latitudes
  • Instrumentation
  • Measurement
  • Measuring Instruments
  • Physics
  • Physics Laboratories
  • Radiation
  • Radiosondes
  • Recording Systems
  • Spectra
  • Test And Evaluation

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Aviation Science / Aeronautics.
  • Optical Physics and Photonics.
  • Space/Atmospheric Physics.