Scanning Radiometer observations of hydroxyl airglow over Davis, Antarctica, 1999-2016

These are 1 minute sampled low resolution 'images' of the hydroxyl airglow layer over Davis station, Antarctica (68 degrees S,78 degrees E) derived using a scanning radiometer developed at the University of Western Ontario, Canada. The scans are a 16x16 pixel array and represent hydroxyl a...

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Other Authors: FRENCH, JOHN (hasPrincipalInvestigator), FRENCH, JOHN (processor), MULLIGAN, FRANK J. (hasPrincipalInvestigator), MULLIGAN, FRANK J. (processor), Australian Antarctic Data Centre (publisher)
Format: Dataset
Language:unknown
Published: Australian Antarctic Data Centre
Subjects:
climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere
GRAVITY WAVE
EARTH SCIENCE
ATMOSPHERE
ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE
HYDROXYL
ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY
HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS
AIRGLOW
ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION
HYDROXYL AIRGLOW
SR &gt
Scanning Radiometer
FIXED OBSERVATION STATIONS
GEOGRAPHIC REGION &gt
POLAR
CONTINENT &gt
ANTARCTICA &gt
Davis Station
VERTICAL LOCATION &gt
MESOSPHERE
Canada
Davis-Station
Antarc*
Antarctica
Online Access:https://researchdata.ands.org.au/scanning-radiometer-observations-1999-2016/945739
https://doi.org/10.4225/15/59114b64b057f
https://data.aad.gov.au/metadata/records/AAS_4157_Davis_UWOSCR_1999-2016
http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-617536
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Summary:These are 1 minute sampled low resolution 'images' of the hydroxyl airglow layer over Davis station, Antarctica (68 degrees S,78 degrees E) derived using a scanning radiometer developed at the University of Western Ontario, Canada. The scans are a 16x16 pixel array and represent hydroxyl airglow variations in a small region (24x24 km) of the night sky in the zenith, approximately 87km above Davis. The instantaneous field-of-view of the 12cm aperture catadioptric telescope is 1 degrees, or a 1.5km radius field at the airglow layer height. Dwell time per 'pixel' is 0.22 sec. The instrument is sensitive in the 1.0 - 1.6 micron infrared region, which encompasses the bright hydroxyl (2-0), (3-1), (4-2) and (5-3) ro-vibrational bands. Observations are made in all cloud conditions between civil twilight (Sun less than 6 degrees below horizon) each year (between about the 6-Feb and 5-Nov at Davis).

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