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Maynooth Optical Aeronomical FacilityGround-based measurements of upper atmospheric parameters, such as temperature and wind velocity, can be made by observing airglow emissions that have a well-defined altitude profile and that are known to be representative of the emitting region. We describe the optical observatory at Maynooth (53.23 deg N, 6.4 deg W) at which two instruments, a Fabry-Perot interferometer and a Fourier transform spectrometer, are used to record atmospheric airglow emissions in Ireland at visible and near-infrared wavelengths, respectively. Descriptions of the instruments, data acquisition, and analysis procedures are provided, together with some sample results.
Document ID
19980038128
Acquisition Source
Langley Research Center
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
Authors
Mulligan, Francis J. (Saint Patrick's Coll. Maynooth, Ireland)
Niciejewski, Rick J. (Michigan Univ. Ann Arbor, MI United States)
Date Acquired
September 6, 2013
Publication Date
December 1, 1994
Publication Information
Publication: Optical Engineering
Publisher: Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers
Volume: 33
Issue: 12
ISSN: 0091-3286
Subject Category
Meteorology And Climatology
Report/Patent Number
NASA-CR-205303
NAS 1.26:205303
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: SC/91/141
CONTRACT_GRANT: NAG1-1315
CONTRACT_GRANT: RE/176/89
CONTRACT_GRANT: NSF INT-93-12085
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Public Use Permitted.

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