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Passive Optical Community Documents

The Passive Optical Community is working on a Self-Assesment for the National Science Foundation. An 18 page presentation on this approximately 100-page review was presented 8 Nov 2004 to the CEDAR Science Steering Committee by John Meriwether. This overview is now available on-line. As part of the self-assessment, there are .pdf files of mini-reviews, 'nuggets', and talks from their Passive Optical Workshop (POW) at NCAR in Boulder April 8-9, 2004. A list of optical references is also included here.

• Overview of the Passive Optics Review (8 Nov 2004 to CSSC)
• Passive Optical References
• Mini-Reviews
• "Nuggets" (Interesting findings in short, pithy form)
• Some Related Talks
• POW Reports (including summary meeting notes) from the Passive Optical Workshop (at NCAR, Boulder 8-9 April 2004)

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Overview

• Self-Assessment Review on Passive Optics Aeronomy (3.6 MB, 18 pp .pdf overview of Nov 8, 2004 presented to the CSSC by Meriwether, Taylor and Slanger)

References

• Optical Aeronomy References from 1985 (updated 24 Sep 2004)
• pdf version POrev 24 Nov 2004

Mini-Reviews

• Fred Biondi of University of Pittsburgh (emeritus) and Dwight Sipler of MIT/Haystack on Zero Velocity Reference Source for Fabry-Perot Determinations of Thermospheric Wind Velocities
• Marina Galand of BU on Proton Aurora Observed from the Ground
• Jonathan Makela of NRL on A Review of Imaging Low-Latitude Ionospheric Irregularity Processes
• Ishii Mamoru of NIICT (former CRL) of Japan on Passive Optics Activity in Japan
• Edwin Mierkiewicz of University of Wisconsin on Spatial Heterodyne Spectroscopy: An emerging technology for interference spectroscopy of diffuse airglow emissions
• John Meriwether of Clemson on Science Motivations for a Modernized Global Fabry-Perot Interferometer Network
• Rick Niciejewski of U of MI on Optical studies at the Upper Atmosphere Facilities
• S. M. Nossal of U WI, E. J. Mierkiewicz, F. L. Roesler, J. Bishop and R. J. Reynolds, on Geocoronal Hydrogen Studies Using Fabry-Perot Interferometers
• John Noto of Scientific Solutions on Twilight Observations at Arecibo
• D. Pallamraju of BU on Applications of Optical Spectrographs for Passive Remote Sensing of Upper Atmosphere
• Tom Slanger of SRI on Review of Tropical Nightglow Studies with Astronomical Instruments
• Steven Smith of BU on Mesospheric Imaging and Imaging of the Lunar Sodium Tail
• Craig Tepley of Arecibo on Optical Instrumentation and Science at Arecibo
• Qian Wu of HAO/NCAR on Mesospheric and Lower Thermospheric (MLT) Tide Studies Using the Ground based Fabry-Perot Interferometer (FPI) and Other Passive Optical Instruments

Nuggets

• Paul Bernhardt of NRL on Radio Induced Aurora
• Bill Bristow of U AK on Ion Convection Near Substrom Onset
• Mark Conde of La Trobe U, AU on Imaging the Thermospheric Wind in the Auroral Oval
• Mark Conde of La Trobe U, AU on Thermospheric Wind near Aurora
• Chuck Deehr of U AK on Relative Location of Substorm Onset Arc
• John Emmert of George Mason University and NRL on FPI measurements of thermospheric winds over Millstone Hill
• John Emmert of George Mason University and NRL on Seasonal Wind Model at 80, 150 and 230 km The figure shows average disturbance winds (quiet-time effects subtracted) for a disturbed condition of Kp > 3 (average Kp ~ 4.5). The top (bottom) panels show the zonal (meridional) component. Results are shown for December solstice (left), combined equinoxes (center) and June solstice (right) conditions). Curves are shown for low, moderate, and high solar activity.
• Andrew Gerrard of Clemson on Progress Towards Potential Sourcing Mechanisms of Mesospheric Fronts
• Jim Hecht of Aerospace on Airglow Imaging and Instability Structures
• Gonzalo Hernandez of U of WA on A Possible Relationship Between the Mesosphere and the Ozone Hole
• Jeff Holmes of U of AK on Doppler Temperature Measurements in Aurora
• N. Ivchenko on High Resolution Spectroscopy in Electron Aurora (HiTIES)
• N. Ivchenko on High Resolution Spectroscopy in Proton Aurora (HiTIES)
• Dirk Lummerzheim of U AK on Red Shifted Hydrogen Emission in Proton Aurora
• Jonathan Makela of NRL on Collated GPS and Optical Observations of Equatorial Plasma Bubbles
• Jonathan Makela (NRL) and Mike Kelly (Cornell) on New Theory on the Vexing Properties of Mid-Latitude F-Region Structure
• Carlos Martinis of BU on Latitude dependence of zonal plasma drifts from dual-site airglow observations
• Carlos Martinis of BU on Zonal neutral winds at equatorial and low latitudes
• Michael Mendillo of BU on Imaging Magnetospheric Boundaries at Ionospheric Heights and Chains-and Clusters in Aeronomy (ISRs-FPIs-ASIs)
• John Meriwether of Clemson U on Climatology of the Midnight Temperature Maximum
• John Meriwether of Clemson U on New Passive Optical Phenomena (pictures)
• H. Mori on Combined Analysis of Riometer and Optical Auroral Observations
• Rick Niciejewski of U of MI on Greenland (Thule and Sondrestrom) Neutral Winds as polar plots and as LT plots
• Solar cycle variations in geocoronal Halpha column emission intensities, S. M. Nossal, F. L. Roesler, E. J. Mierkiewicz and R. J. Reynolds
• John Noto of Scientific Solutions on He+ (1083nm), O+ (732 nm) and Balmer Alpha emissions at Arecibo Observatory
• D. Pallamraju of BU on "First Ground-Based Observations of Daytime Cusp and F-region Auroral Precipitation" (from HIRISE)
• D. Pallamraju of BU on Daytime Redline Aurora over Boston
• Tom Slanger of SRI on UVES on VLT, HIRES on Keck I, sodium D2/D1 lines, and O2(b-X) lines
• Tom Slanger on Dayglow at sunset using HIRES/Keck instrument
• Josh Semeter of BU on High speed auroral imaging
• Josh Semeter of BU on Tomography
• Josh Semeter of BU on Multispectral analysis of the discrete aurora
• Steven Smith of BU on Unusual Frontal Wave Disturbances in the Mesosphere (bores)
• Steven Smith of BU on Stable Auroral Red (SAR) Arcs -- 6300A Imaging Science at Millstone Hill
• Steven Smith of BU on Boston University All-Sky Imaging of the Lunar Sodium Tail
• Hans Stenbaek-Nielsen of U of AK on Large Luminous structure in a Bright Leonid Meteor
• Hans Stenbaek-Nielsen of U of AK on High Speed Imaging of Auroral Filaments
• Mike Taylor of USU on Mesospheric Cloud Observations at Unusually Low Latitudes
• Mike Taylor of USU on Transient Luminous Emissions: Sprites and Elves
• Mike Taylor of USU on Convective Gravity Wave Generation: the DAWEX Campaign
• Mike Taylor of USU on CEDAR-TIMED Coordinated Measurements of Mesospheric Temperature at Low-Latitudes
• Mike Taylor of USU on Semi-Annual-Oscillation in Mesospheric Temperatures at Low-Latitudes
• Qian Wu of HAO/NCAR on results from Resolute Bay and Eureka(?)

Related Talks

• John Meriwether of Clemson on his talk at the DASI Workshop summer 2004, 'DASI Optical Instruments: Imagers, FPIs, and Spectrographs'

POW Reports

Reports from the Passive Optical Workshop (at NCAR, Boulder 8-9 April 2004)

• Meeting Notes Summary
• Participant List
• Agenda

• John Meriwether on Passive optics: Quo Vadis?
• Jeff Baumgardner on CCD detectors and their applications in optical aeronomy
• Joshua Semeter on Discrete auroral imaging: Instrumentation and techniques
• Farzad Kamalabadi on New advances in tomographic experiments
• Jonathan Makela on F-region applications of all-sky imagers
• Eric Donovan on Report on the Canadian all-sky imaging network
• Mamoru Ishii on Passive optics activities in Japan
• Edwin Mierkiewicz on Possible aeronomy applications of the SSH technology
• Mark Conde on Passive optical aeronomy during daylight
• Fred Biondi on Absolute doppler calibration of FPI instrumentation
• Lyle Broadfoot on Experimental design for a new airglow/auroral instrument (partial talk from damaged .ppt)
• Raymond Roble on TIME-GCM simulations of airglow, doppler temperature and doppler winds as observed from ground stations
• Gary Swenson on Momentum flux of gravigy waves in the mesosphere from correlative observations
• Jeff Baumgardner on HiTIES: High Throughput Imaging Echelle Spectrograph
• Peter Fox on CEDAR Data Service
• John Meriwether on Past achievements for Arequipa FPI
• Edwin Mierkiewicz on The application of the FPI for Balmer alpha studies
• Rich Niciejewski on Aeronomy at Michigan
• Susan Nossal on Wisconsin H alpha mapper Fabry-Perot aeronomy program
• Qian Wu on New NCAR Fabry-Perot Interferometer at Resolute Bay