Calibration and validation of the advanced E-Region Wind Interferometer
The advanced E-Region Wind Interferometer (ERWIN II) combines the imaging capabilities of a CCD detector with the wide field associated with field-widened Michelson interferometry. This instrument is capable of simultaneous multi-directional wind observations for three different airglow emissions (o...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:66e2e1882d1e4157a52d6dc31f7ba627 2023-05-15T16:08:36+02:00 Calibration and validation of the advanced E-Region Wind Interferometer S. K. Kristoffersen W. E. Ward S. Brown J. R. Drummond 2013-07-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-6-1761-2013 https://doaj.org/article/66e2e1882d1e4157a52d6dc31f7ba627 EN eng Copernicus Publications http://www.atmos-meas-tech.net/6/1761/2013/amt-6-1761-2013.pdf https://doaj.org/toc/1867-1381 https://doaj.org/toc/1867-8548 doi:10.5194/amt-6-1761-2013 1867-1381 1867-8548 https://doaj.org/article/66e2e1882d1e4157a52d6dc31f7ba627 Atmospheric Measurement Techniques, Vol 6, Iss 7, Pp 1761-1776 (2013) Environmental engineering TA170-171 Earthwork. Foundations TA715-787 article 2013 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-6-1761-2013 2022-12-31T10:29:37Z The advanced E-Region Wind Interferometer (ERWIN II) combines the imaging capabilities of a CCD detector with the wide field associated with field-widened Michelson interferometry. This instrument is capable of simultaneous multi-directional wind observations for three different airglow emissions (oxygen green line (O( 1 S)) at a height of ~97 km, the P Q(7) and P (7) emission lines in the O 2 (0–1) atmospheric band at ~93 km and P 1 (3) emission line in the (6, 2) hydroxyl Meinel band at ~87 km) on a three minute cadence. In each direction, for 45 s measurements for typical airglow volume emission rates, the instrument is capable of line-of-sight wind precisions of ~1 m s −1 for hydroxyl and O( 1 S) and ~4 m s −1 for O 2 . This precision is achieved using a new data analysis algorithm which takes advantage of the imaging capabilities of the CCD detector along with knowledge of the instrument phase variation as a function of pixel location across the detector. This instrument is currently located in Eureka, Nunavut as part of the Polar Environment Atmospheric Research Laboratory (PEARL) (80°N, 86° W). The details of the physical configuration, the data analysis algorithm, the measurement calibration and validation of the observations from December 2008 and January 2009 are described. Field measurements which demonstrate the capabilities of this instrument are presented. To our knowledge, the wind determinations with this instrument are the most accurate and have the highest observational cadence for airglow wind observations of this region of the atmosphere and match the capabilities of other wind-measuring techniques. Article in Journal/Newspaper Eureka Nunavut Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Nunavut Eureka ENVELOPE(-85.940,-85.940,79.990,79.990) Atmospheric Measurement Techniques 6 7 1761 1776 |
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The advanced E-Region Wind Interferometer (ERWIN II) combines the imaging capabilities of a CCD detector with the wide field associated with field-widened Michelson interferometry. This instrument is capable of simultaneous multi-directional wind observations for three different airglow emissions (oxygen green line (O( 1 S)) at a height of ~97 km, the P Q(7) and P (7) emission lines in the O 2 (0–1) atmospheric band at ~93 km and P 1 (3) emission line in the (6, 2) hydroxyl Meinel band at ~87 km) on a three minute cadence. In each direction, for 45 s measurements for typical airglow volume emission rates, the instrument is capable of line-of-sight wind precisions of ~1 m s −1 for hydroxyl and O( 1 S) and ~4 m s −1 for O 2 . This precision is achieved using a new data analysis algorithm which takes advantage of the imaging capabilities of the CCD detector along with knowledge of the instrument phase variation as a function of pixel location across the detector. This instrument is currently located in Eureka, Nunavut as part of the Polar Environment Atmospheric Research Laboratory (PEARL) (80°N, 86° W). The details of the physical configuration, the data analysis algorithm, the measurement calibration and validation of the observations from December 2008 and January 2009 are described. Field measurements which demonstrate the capabilities of this instrument are presented. To our knowledge, the wind determinations with this instrument are the most accurate and have the highest observational cadence for airglow wind observations of this region of the atmosphere and match the capabilities of other wind-measuring techniques. |
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Calibration and validation of the advanced E-Region Wind Interferometer |
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Calibration and validation of the advanced E-Region Wind Interferometer |
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Calibration and validation of the advanced E-Region Wind Interferometer |
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