A Study of Temporal Variability of the Night Airglow

最近对从航天飞机侧面观察地球边缘所获得的数据进行的分析表明，目前的夜光发射模型是不完整的。 亚利桑那州气辉实验（Arizona Airglow Experiment，GLO） 它使用一种称为“高光谱成像”的新技术，同时记录所有突出夜光辐射的垂直分布，这项提议要求支持继续分析档案数据，主要目的是提供一个更适当的夜光模型。 将对现有的所有模型参数进行审查。 接下来是静态的，最后是动态的夜光状态。 GLO的数据档案非常广泛。 已经观察到许多将用于约束模型过程的条件。

A recent analysis of data acquired viewing the Earth limb edge-on from the space shuttle has demonstrated that the present model of the nightglow emission is incomplete. The observations were made by the Arizona Airglow Experiment (GLO). It uses a new technique referred to as "hyperspectral imaging" in which vertical profiles of all of the prominent nightglow emissions are recorded simultaneously.This proposal requests support to continue the analysis of archival data with the main purpose of providing a more appropriate nightglow model. A review of all present model parameters will be undertaken. That will be followed by static and finally dynamic representations of nightglow condition. The GLO data archive is extensive. Many conditions have been observed that will be used to constrain the model process.