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Results from Antarctic optical studies
Author(s) -
Eather R. H.
Publication year - 1988
Publication title -
reviews of geophysics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 8.087
H-Index - 156
eISSN - 1944-9208
pISSN - 8755-1209
DOI - 10.1029/rg026i003p00579
Subject(s) - photometry (optics) , sky , interferometry , remote sensing , atmospheric research , physics , meteorology , environmental science , geology , astronomy , geophysics , atmospheric sciences , stars
This review summarizes the last decade of upper atmospheric and magnetospheric studies in Antarctica using ground‐based optical techniques. These techniques have included simple all‐sky cameras, spectral imaging, photometry, and interferometry. Research areas investigated include dayside aurora, auroral conjugacy, thermospheric dynamics, and wave‐particle interactions. Various national programs have tended to specialize in particular areas, and as yet there has been little emphasis on international cooperation to study large‐scale phenomena. Nevertheless, the contribution from Antarctic optical studies over the past decade has been diverse and significant.