Measurement of Atmospheric Emission Spectra at High Altitudes.

Abstract

The objective of this contract has been to obtain high spectral resolution atmospheric emission data at altitudes up to 40 km. In order to accomplish this a cryogenically cooled moving mirror Michelson interferometer system was constructed that is capable of operating independently while being carried aloft by a large balloon. Interpretation of the atmospheric emission spectra obtained under this contract requires a computer program that can calculate theoretical atmospheric emission spectra on a line by line basis. All such programs rely on an accurate list of line parameters of molecules of atmospheric interest.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 22, 1985
Accession Number
ADA170143

Entities

People

  • A. Goldman
  • D. G. Murcray
  • F. H. Murcray
  • F. J. Murcray

Organizations

  • University of Denver

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Absorption
  • Absorption Spectra
  • Air Force
  • Altitude
  • Command And Control
  • Computer Programs
  • Contracts
  • Detectors
  • Emission Spectra
  • High Altitude
  • High Resolution
  • Instrumentation
  • Interferometers
  • Measurement
  • Measuring Instruments
  • Spectra
  • Telemetry

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science
  • Physics

Readers

  • Image Processing and Computer Vision.
  • Optical Physics and Photonics.
  • Space Exploration and Orbital Mechanics.