Development of an Advanced OH Mesospheric Temperature Mapper for Correlative Dynamical Studies at the ALOMAR Arctic Observatory (69 degree N)

Abstract

This report summarizes work performed under DURIP grant No F49620-02-1-0258, awarded to the Space Dynamics Laboratory, Utah State University Research Foundation (USURF) for the design and development of a novel infrared image for mapping mesospheric temperature and its variability at high-latitudes. This instrument concept was proposed by Dr. M. Taylor and Dr. W. P. Pendleton, Jr. and utilized state-of-the-art system components to achieve a new capability in wide-field (120 deg) narrow band (^2 nm) measurements of the mesospheric OH Meinel nightglow emissions (altitude ^ 87 km) to study atomospheric radiance and temperature changes with high spatial and temporal precision.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 20, 2005
Accession Number
ADA434569

Entities

People

  • Michael J. Taylor

Organizations

  • Utah State University Research Foundation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Sensors

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Antireflection Coatings
  • Assembly
  • Climate Change
  • Detectors
  • Dynamics
  • Emission
  • High Latitudes
  • Infrared Detectors
  • Latitude
  • Manufacturing
  • Materials
  • Measurement
  • Observatories
  • Optics
  • Precision
  • Quantum Efficiency
  • Universities

Readers

  • Atmospheric Remote Sensing.
  • Research Science/Academic Research
  • Spectroscopy.

Technology Areas

  • Space