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Height measurements of OI(557.7 nm) gravity wave structure over the Hawaiian Islands during ALOHA‐93
Author(s) -
Taylor M. J.,
Swenson G. R.,
Taylor V.
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
geophysical research letters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.007
H-Index - 273
eISSN - 1944-8007
pISSN - 0094-8276
DOI - 10.1029/95gl02947
Subject(s) - observatory , impact crater , geology , gravity wave , geodesy , altitude (triangle) , airglow , monochromatic color , gravitational wave , sky , triangulation , latitude , remote sensing , meteorology , atmospheric sciences , physics , optics , astronomy , geography , cartography , geometry , mathematics
During the ALOHA‐93 campaign simultaneous observations of gravity wave structure in the OI(557.7 nm) nightglow emission were made using two all‐sky CCD imagers; one located near the summit of Haleakala Crater, Maui and the other at Mauna Loa Observatory, Hawaii. On 19 October a set of bright, planar, monochromatic waves was imaged by both systems as it progressed rapidly over the Hawaiian Islands. Triangulation on these wave forms indicates a mean altitude of 95±2 km in good agreement with previous rocket soundings at mid‐latitudes. Two methods of triangulation were employed, both achieving similar results.