Abstract
Atmospheric Waves Experiment (AWE) is the first dedicated NASA mission to investigate global Gravity Wave (GW) properties in the upper atmosphere and their impacts on the Ionosphere-Thermosphere-Mesosphere (ITM). The AWE Advanced Mesospheric Temperature Mapper (AMTM) will fly on the International Space Station (ISS) and measure temperature waves in the OH airglow layer. The OH temperature waves are produced by GWs that rise from the Troposphere into the Mesosphere and spread out horizontally in the OH airglow layer at ~87km altitude, carrying energy and momentum with them. The temperature waves are observed by measuring the background-subtracted ratio of OH P1(2) and P1(4) emission line radiances. This paper will give an overview of the AWE AMTM Flight Model ground calibration campaign that was performed at Space Dynamics Laboratory (SDL) during September and October of 2022.
Atmospheric Waves Experiment (AWE)Advanced Mesospheric Temperature Mapper (AMTM) Flight Model Calibration Overview
Atmospheric Waves Experiment (AWE) is the first dedicated NASA mission to investigate global Gravity Wave (GW) properties in the upper atmosphere and their impacts on the Ionosphere-Thermosphere-Mesosphere (ITM). The AWE Advanced Mesospheric Temperature Mapper (AMTM) will fly on the International Space Station (ISS) and measure temperature waves in the OH airglow layer. The OH temperature waves are produced by GWs that rise from the Troposphere into the Mesosphere and spread out horizontally in the OH airglow layer at ~87km altitude, carrying energy and momentum with them. The temperature waves are observed by measuring the background-subtracted ratio of OH P1(2) and P1(4) emission line radiances. This paper will give an overview of the AWE AMTM Flight Model ground calibration campaign that was performed at Space Dynamics Laboratory (SDL) during September and October of 2022.