Spectral Signature of the Earth's Night Airglow Observed from the Space Shuttle

Spectral Signature of the Earth's Night Airglow Observed from the Space Shuttle
Author: Paul J Bellaire (Jr)
Publisher:
Total Pages: 221
Release: 1997-07-01
Genre:
ISBN: 9781423571032

GLO was designed at the Lunar and Planetary Laboratory of the University of Arizona to observe auroral and airglow emissions, and recorded midlatitude airglow data near equinox during Space Shuttle mission STS-69 in September 1995. GLO observations from the shuttle recorded the night airglow layer seen edge on at the Earth's limb. These observations from orbit exhibit a fundamentally different picture of the night airglow compared to observations from the ground. GLO data also represent the first simultaneous optical measurements of airglow emissions over the spectral range from 1150 to 9000 A, showing global emission variations in the night sky. Intensity variations are not correlated among emitting species, implying greater dynamism and more complex chemical interactions in the airglow than previously assumed. Although other researchers have described observations of organized waves and tides in the night airglow, these prior observations are sporadic or averaged over long time periods. The night sky intensity variations recorded by GLO do not exhibit any obvious relationship to atmospheric tides.

Spacelab 1

Spacelab 1
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 36
Release: 1982
Genre: Government publications
ISBN:

NASA EP.

NASA EP.
Author: United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Publisher:
Total Pages: 36
Release: 1983-10
Genre: Aeronautics
ISBN:

Literature 1989, Part 1

Literature 1989, Part 1
Author: Astronomisches Rechen-Institut
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 1433
Release: 2013-11-11
Genre: Science
ISBN: 3662123703

From the reviews: "Astronomy and Astrophysics Abstracts has appeared in semi-annual volumes since 1969 and it has already become one of the fundemental publications in the fields of astronomy, astrophysics and neighbouring sciences. It is the most important English-language abstracting journal in the mentioned branches. ...The abstracts are classified under more than a hundred subject categories, thus permitting a quick survey of the whole extended material. The AAA is a valuable and important publication for all students and scientists working in the fields of astronomy and related sciences. As such it represents a necessary ingredient of any astronomical library all over the world." Space Science Review# "Dividing the whole field plus related subjects into 108 categories, each work is numbered and most are accompanied by brief abstracts. Fairly comprehensive cross-referencing links relevant papers to more than one category, and exhaustive author and subject indices are to be found at the back, making the catalogues easy to use. The series appears to be so complete in its coverage and always less than a year out of date that I shall certainly have to make a little more space on those shelves for future volumes." The Observatory Magazine#

Spacelab 1

Spacelab 1
Author: United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration. George C. Marshall Flight Test Center
Publisher:
Total Pages: 30
Release: 1984
Genre: Space shuttles
ISBN:

Atmospheric Ultraviolet Remote Sensing

Atmospheric Ultraviolet Remote Sensing
Author: Robert E. Huffman
Publisher: Academic Press
Total Pages: 331
Release: 1992-10-19
Genre: Science
ISBN: 0080918808

This book is an introduction to the use of the ultraviolet for remote sensing of the Earth's atmosphere. It covers the Earth's UV radiative environment, experimental techniques, and current applications. it is my intention to provide the information needed to "make a first approximation" concerning the use of the ultraviolet and to provide access through the literature for a more thorough study.* Contains recent UV applications not previously available in book form such as ozone, auroral images, and ionospheric sensing* Features broad coverage of fundamentals of atmospheric geophysics with values for fluxes, cross-sections, and radiances* Covers techniques that illustrate principles of measurements with typical values* Contains numerous references to original literature