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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| description | 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(<sup>1</sup>S)) at a height of ~97 km, the <sup>P</sup>Q(7) and <sup>P</sup>(7) emission lines in the O<sub>2</sub>(0–1) atmospheric band at ~93 km and P<sub>1</sub>(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<sup>−1</sup> for hydroxyl and O(<sup>1</sup>S) and ~4 m s<sup>−1</sup> for O<sub>2</sub>. 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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| spelling | doaj.art-66e2e1882d1e4157a52d6dc31f7ba6272022-12-21T19:55:38ZengCopernicus PublicationsAtmospheric Measurement Techniques1867-13811867-85482013-07-01671761177610.5194/amt-6-1761-2013Calibration and validation of the advanced E-Region Wind InterferometerS. K. KristoffersenW. E. WardS. BrownJ. R. DrummondThe 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(<sup>1</sup>S)) at a height of ~97 km, the <sup>P</sup>Q(7) and <sup>P</sup>(7) emission lines in the O<sub>2</sub>(0–1) atmospheric band at ~93 km and P<sub>1</sub>(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<sup>−1</sup> for hydroxyl and O(<sup>1</sup>S) and ~4 m s<sup>−1</sup> for O<sub>2</sub>. 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.http://www.atmos-meas-tech.net/6/1761/2013/amt-6-1761-2013.pdf |
| spellingShingle | S. K. Kristoffersen W. E. Ward S. Brown J. R. Drummond Calibration and validation of the advanced E-Region Wind Interferometer Atmospheric Measurement Techniques |
| title | Calibration and validation of the advanced E-Region Wind Interferometer |
| title_full | Calibration and validation of the advanced E-Region Wind Interferometer |
| title_fullStr | Calibration and validation of the advanced E-Region Wind Interferometer |
| title_full_unstemmed | Calibration and validation of the advanced E-Region Wind Interferometer |
| title_short | Calibration and validation of the advanced E-Region Wind Interferometer |
| title_sort | calibration and validation of the advanced e region wind interferometer |
| url | http://www.atmos-meas-tech.net/6/1761/2013/amt-6-1761-2013.pdf |
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