Polar Measurements of Mesospheric CO

An optically thin layer of carbon monoxide in the Earth's mesosphere results in strong, sharp emission peaks at CO's rotational transition frequencies. The J = 2 → 1 and J = 4 → 3 transitions were observed by the Antarctic Sub-millimeter Telescope / Remote Observatory (AST/RO), located at...

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Main Author: Burrows, Susannah
Format: Text
Language:unknown
Published: Digital Commons at Oberlin 2005
Subjects:
AST/RO
Telescope
Mesospheric
Fitting
Wind
Physics
Antarctic
The Antarctic
South Pole
Amundsen-Scott
Amundsen Scott South Pole Station
Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station
Antarc*
South pole
Online Access:https://digitalcommons.oberlin.edu/honors/462
https://digitalcommons.oberlin.edu/context/honors/article/1461/viewcontent/Burrows_Polar_thesis_05.pdf
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Summary:An optically thin layer of carbon monoxide in the Earth's mesosphere results in strong, sharp emission peaks at CO's rotational transition frequencies. The J = 2 → 1 and J = 4 → 3 transitions were observed by the Antarctic Sub-millimeter Telescope / Remote Observatory (AST/RO), located at the Amundsen-Scott South Pole station. Mesospheric wind speeds were calculated from the Doppler shifts in emission spectra, as determined by least-squares fitting.

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