Spectral Imaging of the Atmosphere

Gordon G. Shepherd (Eds.)9780126394818, 0-12-639481-4

Optical instruments are routinely employed to obtain a wealth of information about the atmosphere, including its composition, temperature, and winds. A bewildering variety of optical instruments have been proposed over the years, making it difficult to decide which instrument should be chosen to make a specific measurement. Spectral Imaging of the Atmosphere traces the historical development of both spectral and imaging methods and places them in a unified framework relevant to observations of the troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere and thermosphere. The underlying concepts of various measurement methodologies are presented and paired with appropriate applications. A selection of specific spectral imaging instruments, appropriate to illustrate each conceptual type, is described in detail.Shepherd’s work provides both scientists and engineers with an in-depth understanding of the fundamental concepts they need to know in order to plan a program of atmospheric measurements. Expected future methods and developments are also presented. Problems designed to test and enhance the reader’s understanding of the material are included in each chapter.

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Table of contents :
Content:
Preface
Pages xiii-xiv

1 Observing atmospheric radiation
Pages 1-29

2 Spectral concepts
Pages 30-53

3 Instrument responsivity and superiority
Pages 54-69

4 Imaging concepts
Pages 70-101

5 The Fabry-Perot spectrometer
Pages 102-128

6 The michelson interferometer
Pages 129-150

7 Multiplexers and modulators
Pages 151-167

8 Doppler michelson interferometry
Pages 168-190

9 Operational atmospheric spectral imagers
Pages 191-229

10 Future atmospheric spectral imagers
Pages 230-254

11 Grating spectrometers as spectral imagers
Pages 255-278

12 Postscript
Pages 279-280

References
Pages 281-296

List of symbols
Pages 297-299

List of acronyms and abbreviations
Pages 300-304

Author index
Pages 305-309

Subject index
Pages 310-320