Speaker
Prof.
Michael Kosch
(SANSA)
Description
The Scanning Doppler Imager is a state-of-the-art Fabry-Perot interferometer system that allows remote ground-based “images” of thermospheric winds and temperatures using the Doppler shift and broadening of airglow emissions. Thermospheric winds at high-latitudes are generally driven by ion drag from ion convection as observed by the SuperDARN radars. The unique meso-scale imaging capability of this instrument has contributed to new discoveries, for example that auroras can directly influence the thermospheric wind velocity in time and space. Two Scanning Doppler Imagers were deployed to McMurdo and South Pole, Antarctica, in early 2016. The deployment and some preliminary observations are presented.
Level for award<br> (Hons, MSc, <br> PhD, N/A)?
N/A
Apply to be<br> considered for a student <br> award (Yes / No)?
No
Would you like to <br> submit a short paper <br> for the Conference <br> Proceedings (Yes / No)?
No
Primary author
Prof.
Michael Kosch
(SANSA)
Co-author
Prof.
Mark Conde
(UAF GI)
