Enhanced Global Coverage of the Thermosphere and Ionosphere: Adding New UV data (DMSP/SSUSI) to the TIMED/GUVI Database
Abstract
The TIMED/GUVI database of ultraviolet images and derived data products has been a valuable resource for research in ionospheric and thermospheric dynamics. Given Air Force approval, this database will be augmented by UV imaging data and derived data products from the Defense Meteorological Satellite Program (DMSP) Special Sensor Ultraviolet Spectral Imager (SSUSI). There are currently two operating SSUSI instruments (DMSP F16, F17) with three more planned for launch in coming years. This database will give unprecedented spatial and temporal coverage of the ionosphere and thermosphere, extending into the next solar maximum. A summary of SSUSI sensor coverage and data products will be provided, along with a brief discussion of the calibration strategies employed to ensure consistency between the different instruments.
- Publication:
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AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts
- Pub Date:
- December 2007
- Bibcode:
- 2007AGUFMSA41A0266W
- Keywords:
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- 0355 Thermosphere: composition and chemistry;
- 0358 Thermosphere: energy deposition (3369);
- 0394 Instruments and techniques;
- 7900 SPACE WEATHER