Height Measurements of OI (557.7 nm) Gravity Wave Structure Over the Hawaiian Islands During ALOHA-93

Authors

Michael J. Taylor, Utah State UniversityFollow
G. R. Swenson
V. Taylor

Document Type

Article

Journal/Book Title/Conference

Geophysical Research Letters

Volume

22

Issue

20

Publisher

American Geophysical Union

Publication Date

10-1995

First Page

2881

Last Page

2884

Abstract

During the ALOHA‐93 campaign simultaneous observations of gravity wave structure in the OI(557.7 nm) nightglow emission were made using two all‐sky CCD imagers; one located near the summit of Haleakala Crater, Maui and the other at Mauna Loa Observatory, Hawaii. On 19 October a set of bright, planar, monochromatic waves was imaged by both systems as it progressed rapidly over the Hawaiian Islands. Triangulation on these wave forms indicates a mean altitude of 95±2 km in good agreement with previous rocket soundings at mid‐latitudes. Two methods of triangulation were employed, both achieving similar results.

Comments

Published by the American Geophysical Union in Geophysical Research Letters: http://www.agu.org/pubs/crossref/1995/95GL02947.shtml

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Recommended Citation

Taylor, M.J., G.R. Swenson and V. Taylor, Height measurements of OI (557.7 nm) gravity wave structure over the Hawaiian Islands during ALOHA-93, Geophys. Res. Lett., 22, 2881, 1995.