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ICON Michelson Interferometer for Global High-resolution Thermospheric Imaging viewing direction B
MIGHTI B LOS Green
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The MIGHTI instrument measures the horizontal wind speed and direction (the wind vector). Each MIGHTI unit measures the wind along its line of sight. MIGHTI uses two perpendicular fields of view nominally pointing 45 degrees and 135 degrees in azimuth from the spacecraft velocity (MIGHTI A and MIGHTI B). Combining data from both units, this 90 degrees separation between their views allows the wind vector to be determined. For the wind measurements MIGHTI observes the Doppler shift of the atomic oxygen red and green lines at 630.0 nm and 557.7 nm wavelength. The wavelength shift is measured using field-widened, temperature compensated Doppler Asymmetric Spatial Heterodyne (DASH) spectrometers, employing low order échelle gratings operating at two different orders for the different atmospheric lines. The temperature measurement is accomplished by a multichannel photometric measurement of the spectral shape of the molecular oxygen A-band around 762 nm wavelength. For each field of view, the signals of the two oxygen lines and the A-band are detected on different regions of a single, cooled, frame transfer charge coupled device (CCD) detector. On-board calibration sources are used to periodically quantify thermal drifts, simultaneously with observing the atmosphere.
National Aeronautics and Space Administration; Dr. Brian J. Harding; Dr. Thomas Immel
Harding, B. J.; Englert, C. R.; Harlander, J. M.; Marr, K. D.; Makela, J. M.; Brown, C. M.; England, S. L.; Immel, T. J.
2023-01-01T00:00:00
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Additional information on ICON
https://icon.ssl.berkeley.edu/
ICON spacecraft Homepage.
Michelson Interferometer for Global High-resolution Thermospheric Imaging (MIGHTI): instrument design and calibration
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11214-017-0358-4
Space Science Reviews, 212(1-2), pp.553-584. DOI: 10.1007/s11214-017-0358-4
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Dopplergram
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PT30S
Earth.NearSurface.Atmosphere
Earth.NearSurface.Ionosphere
Epoch time
Epoch
Sample time, midpoint of exposure. Number of msec since Jan 1, 1970.
PT30S
ms
0
31536000000000
-9223372036854775806
Magnitude
Temporal
Time
ICON_L21_Time
Sample time at start, mid, stop of exposure. Number of msec since Jan 1, 1970.
PT30S
ms
0
31536000000000
-9223372036854775806
Magnitude
Temporal
UTC time
ICON_L21_UTC_Time
Sample time, midpoint of exposure.
PT30S
date/time
''
Magnitude
Temporal
Line-of-Sight Wind Values
ICON_L21_Line_of_Sight_Wind
Line-of-sight horizontal wind profile. A positive wind is towards MIGHTI.
PT30S
m/s
-4000
4000
9.969209968386869e+36
Molecule
LineOfSight
FlowSpeed
Line-of-Sight Wind Errors
ICON_L21_Line_of_Sight_Wind_Error
Line-of-sight horizontal wind error profile.
PT30S
m/s
0
4000
9.969209968386869e+36
Uncertainty
Other
Wind Quality Flag
ICON_L21_Wind_Quality
A quantification of the wind quality, from 0 (Bad) to 1 (Good).
PT30S
0
1
9.969209968386869e+36
Scalar
DataQuality
Fringe Amplitude Profile
ICON_L21_Fringe_Amplitude
Fringe amplitude profile.
PT30S
arb
-1e+30
1e+30
9.969209968386869e+36
Scalar
Other
Fringe Amplitude Error Profile
ICON_L21_Fringe_Amplitude_Error
Fringe amplitude error profile.
PT30S
arb
0
1e+30
9.969209968386869e+36
Uncertainty
Other
Relative Volume Emission Rate
ICON_L21_Relative_VER
Relative volume emission rate profile.
PT30S
ph/cm^3/s
0
1e+30
9.969209968386869e+36
Photon
LineOfSight
VolumeEmissionRate
Relative Volume Emission Rate Error
ICON_L21_Relative_VER_Error
Relative volume emission rate error profile.
PT30S
ph/cm^3/s
0
1e+30
9.969209968386869e+36
Uncertainty
Other
Relative Volume Emission Rate Quality Flag
ICON_L21_VER_Quality
A quantification of the VER quality, from 0 (Bad) to 1 (Good).
PT30S
0
1
9.969209968386869e+36
Scalar
DataQuality
Altitude of Wind Sample
ICON_L21_Altitude
WGS84 altitude of each wind sample.
PT30S
km
50
1000
9.969209968386869e+36
Direction
Positional
Latitude of Wind Sample
ICON_L21_Latitude
WGS84 latitude of each wind sample.
PT30S
deg
-90
90
9.969209968386869e+36
Direction
Positional
Longitude of Wind Sample
ICON_L21_Longitude
WGS84 longitude of each wind sample.
PT30S
deg
0
360
9.969209968386869e+36
Direction
Positional
Magnetic Latitude of Wind Sample
ICON_L21_Magnetic_Latitude
Magnetic quasi-dipole latitude of each wind sample.
PT30S
deg
-90
90
9.969209968386869e+36
Direction
Positional
Magnetic Longitude of Wind Sample
ICON_L21_Magnetic_Longitude
Magnetic quasi-dipole longitude of each wind sample.
PT30S
deg
0
360
9.969209968386869e+36
Direction
Positional
Azimuth Angle of the Line of Sight
ICON_L21_Line_of_Sight_Azimuth
Azimuth angle of the line of sight at the tangent point. Deg East of North.
PT30S
degrees
0
360
9.969209968386869e+36
Direction
Positional
Solar Zenith Angle of Each Wind Sample
ICON_L21_Solar_Zenith_Angle
Solar zenith angle of each wind sample.
PT30S
degrees
0
180
9.969209968386869e+36
Direction
Positional
Local Solar Time of Each Wind Sample
ICON_L21_Local_Solar_Time
Local solar time of each wind sample.
PT30S
hours
0
24
9.969209968386869e+36
Direction
Positional
Exposure Time
ICON_L21_Exposure_Time
The exposure time for each profile
PT30S
s
0
120
9.969209968386869e+36
Total
Temporal
Variance of the Phase
ICON_L21_Chi2
Variance of the phase in each (unwrapped) row: (std of phase)^2.
PT30S
rad^2
0
1e+30
9.969209968386869e+36
Variance
Other
Velocity Vector
ICON_L21_Observatory_Velocity_Vector
ICON S/C velocity vector in Earth-centered, Earth-fixed coordinates.
PT30S
m/s
-100000000
100000000
9.969209968386869e+36
Molecule
LineOfSight
FlowSpeed
Latitude of the ICON S/C
ICON_L21_Observatory_Latitude
The WGS84 latitude of the ICON S/C.
PT30S
deg
-90
90
9.969209968386869e+36
Direction
Positional
Longitude of the ICON S/C
ICON_L21_Observatory_Longitude
The WGS84 longitude of the ICON S/C.
PT30S
deg
0
360
9.969209968386869e+36
Direction
Positional
Altitude of the ICON S/C
ICON_L21_Observatory_Altitude
The WGS84 altitude of the ICON S/C......
PT30S
km
100
2000
9.969209968386869e+36
Direction
Positional
Line of Sight Direction of MIGHTI
ICON_L21_Line_of_Sight_Vector
The look direction of each MIGHTI line of sight, as a vector in ECEF.
PT30S
-1
1
9.969209968386869e+36
Vector
Orientation
Orbit Number
ICON_L21_Orbit_Number
Orbit Number
PT30S
0
1000000
-9223372036854775806
Scalar
Temporal
Orbit Node Flag
ICON_L21_Orbit_Node
Orbit Ascending/Descending Node Flag.
PT30S
0
1
-127
Scalar
Orientation
Number of Binned Raw Samples
ICON_L21_Bin_Size
How many raw samples were binned vertically for each reported sample.
PT30S
1
100
-127
Scalar
Other
Integration Order
ICON_L21_Integration_Order
Order used to discretize the integral for inversion: 0=Riemann, 1=Trapezoidal.
PT30S
0
1
-127
Integral
Other
ICON Top Layer Model
ICON_L21_Top_Layer_Model
How the top altitudinal layer is handled in the inversion: "exp" or "thin."
PT30S
' '
Scalar
Other
Attitude of Local Vertical Local Horizontal Normal
ICON_L21_Attitude_LVLH_Normal
Attitude status bit 0: local vertical local horizontal Normal.
PT30S
0
1
-127
Scalar
DataQuality
Attitude of Local Vertical Local Horizontal Reverse
ICON_L21_Attitude_LVLH_Reverse
Attitude status bit 1: Local Vertical Local Horizontal Reverse.
PT30S
0
1
-127
Scalar
DataQuality
Attitude of Earth Limb Pointing Status
ICON_L21_Attitude_Limb_Pointing
Attitude status bit 2: Earth Limb Pointing.
PT30S
0
1
-127
Scalar
DataQuality
Attitude: Conjugate Maneuver Status
ICON_L21_Attitude_Conjugate_Maneuver
Attitude status bit 6: Conjugate Maneuver.
PT30S
0
1
-127
Scalar
DataQuality
Attitude Quality Flag
ICON_L21_Quality_Flags
Attitude quality flag.
PT30S
0
1
-127
Scalar
DataQuality
Relative Volume Emission Rate (DC Value)
ICON_L21_Relative_VER_DC
Relative volume emission rate profile derived from DC value.
PT30S
ph/cm^3/s
0
1e+30
9.969209968386869e+36
Photon
LineOfSight
VolumeEmissionRate