Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics (LASP)
Ultraviolet Occultations: An Essential Technique for Bridging the Thermospheric Gap
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New findings of thermosphere and ionosphere dynamics by GOLD
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ARM Value-added Products: A Community Resource for Atmospheric and Climate Model Research
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Abstract: The Department of Energy (DOE) Atmospheric Radiation Measurement (ARM) user facility provides continuous field measurements of atmospheric conditions by deploying state-of-the-art remote sensing and in situ atmospheric observatories at climatically significant locations.
Investigating the thermosphere-ionosphere system through Earth’s FUV emissions
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Abstract: The Earth’s upper atmosphere emits in the Far-UV (120 to 200nm); images at these wavelengths are indicative of the changes in, and evolution of, the lower thermosphere and ionosphere — a region critical for communication and navigation signals. Several missions are currently available (including GOLD and TIMED/GUVI) and are planned (InspireSat/OWLS) that take advantage of the characteristics of FUV emissions to examine the neutral composition, momentum transport of gravity waves, and connection to the ionosphe
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