A new Fabry-Perot interferometer for upper atmosphere research

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 5660, Issue , 2004, Pages 218-227

  Wu, Qian ^a   Gablehouse, R D ^a   Solomon, S C ^a   Killeen, T L ^a   She, Chiao Yao ^b  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^b Veterinary Dentistry and Oral Surgery   (United States)

Author keywords

Airglow; Fabry Perot interferometer; LIDAR; Mesosphere; Neutral winds; Polar cap; Remote sensing; Thermosphere; Tides

Indexed keywords

AIR GLOW; MESOSPHERE; NEUTRAL WINDS; POLAR CAP; THERMOSPHERE;

DATA REDUCTION; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE EMISSION; OPTICAL RADAR; REMOTE SENSING; TIDES; UPPER ATMOSPHERE; WIND;

FABRY-PEROT INTERFEROMETERS;

EID: 20344395135     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.573084     Document Type: Conference Paper

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