NASA NTRS · 19980038128
Maynooth Optical Aeronomical Facility
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 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.
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Mulligan, Francis J., Niciejewski, Rick J.. 1994-12-01. Maynooth Optical Aeronomical Facility. https://ntrs.nasa.gov/citations/19980038128
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