Simulation and analysis of a multi-order imaging Fabry-Perot interferometer for the study of thermospheric winds and temperatures

Applied Optics

Volumn 50, Issue 22, 2011, Pages 4403-4416

  Makela, Jonathan J ^a   Meriwether, John W ^b   Huang, Yiyi ^a   Sherwood, Peter J ^c  

^a United States of America   (United States)

^b CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Interactive Technology Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTAMINATION; ERRORS; INTELLIGENT SYSTEMS; INTERFEROMETERS; INTERFEROMETRY; MONTE CARLO METHODS; SIGNAL TO NOISE RATIO; WIND;

CROSS CONTAMINATION; ESTIMATED PARAMETER; IMAGING FABRY-PEROT INTERFEROMETER; NORTHEASTERN BRAZIL; SIMULATION AND ANALYSIS; TEMPERATURE ERROR; THERMOSPHERIC WINDS; TWO DIMENSIONAL (2 D);

FABRY-PEROT INTERFEROMETERS;

EID: 79961098743     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 15394522     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.50.004403     Document Type: Article

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