1961Journal of Research of the National Bureau of Standards Section C Engineering and InstrumentationOpen access

A new airglow photometer

C. M. Purdy, L. R. Megill, F. E. Roach

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Th e t udy of nigh t a irglow p he nome na requ ires t h e use of variou s types of in strum ents, t he type dep en din g upon t he experi mental env ironment a nd t h e r es ults desired for fin al a nalysis.It has recently become a ppare nt to t he a ut hors t hat t here is a n eed for a ver y simpl e, yet r ugged a nd reli a bl e, photom eter .The instrument which is described h er ein is intended to fill t h ese n eeds.

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Th e t udy of nigh t a irglow p he nome na requ ires t h e use of variou s types of in strum ents, t he type dep en din g upon t he experi mental env ironment a nd t h e r es ults desired for fin al a nalysis.It has recently become a ppare nt to t he a ut hors t hat t here is a n eed for a ver y simpl e, yet r ugged a nd reli a bl e, photom eter .The instrument which is described h er ein is intended to fill t h ese n eeds.

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Th e t udy of nigh t a irglow p he nome na requ ires t h e use of variou s types of in strum ents, t he type dep en din g upon t he experi mental env ironment a nd t h e r es ults desired for fin al a nalysis.It has recently become a ppare nt to t he a ut hors t hat t here is a n eed for a ver y simpl e, yet r ugged a nd reli a bl e, photom eter .The instrument which is described h er ein is intended to fill t h ese n eeds.

Key concepts: Airglow, Photometer, Remote sensing, Environmental science, Geography, Geology, Astronomy, Atmospheric sciences

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