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    Maynooth Optical Aeronomical Facility


    Mulligan, F.J. and Niciejewski, R.J. (1994) Maynooth Optical Aeronomical Facility. Optical Engineering, 33 (12). pp. 3853-3860.

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    Abstract

    Ground-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° N, 6.4° W) at which two instruments, a Fabry-Pérot 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.

    Item Type: Article
    Keywords: Optical observations; airglow; ground-based; mesospheric measurements;
    Academic Unit: Faculty of Science and Engineering > Experimental Physics
    Item ID: 815
    Depositing User: Dr. Frank Mulligan
    Date Deposited: 30 Nov 2007
    Journal or Publication Title: Optical Engineering
    Publisher: Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers (SPIE)
    Refereed: Yes
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    Use Licence: This item is available under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share Alike Licence (CC BY-NC-SA). Details of this licence are available here

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