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Preliminary Analysis of Images from the Thermospheric Temperature Image on Fast, Affordable, Science and Technology Satellite (FASTSAT)The Thermospheric Temperature Imager (TTI) on Fast, Affordable, Science and Technology SATellite (FASTSAT) measures the upper atmospheric atomic oxygen emission at 135.6 nm and the molecular nitrogen LBH emission at 135.4 nm to determine the atmospheric O/N2 density ratio. Observations of variations in this thermospheric ratio correspond to electron density variations in the ionosphere. The TTI design makes use of a Fabry-Perot interferometer to measure Doppler widened atmospheric emissions to determine neutral atmospheric temperature from low Earth orbit. FASTSAT launched November 10, 2010 and TTI is currently observing geomagnetic signatures in the aurora and airglow. This work is supported by NASA.
Document ID
20110023311
Acquisition Source
Goddard Space Flight Center
Document Type
Other
Authors
Rodriquez, Marcello (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD, United States)
Jones, Sarah (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD, United States)
Mentzell, Eric (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD, United States)
Gill, Nathaniel (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD, United States)
Date Acquired
August 25, 2013
Publication Date
December 5, 2011
Subject Category
Space Sciences (General)
Report/Patent Number
GSFC.ABS.5337.2011
Report Number: GSFC.ABS.5337.2011
Meeting Information
Meeting: 2-11 American Geophysical Union meeting
Location: San Francisco,CA
Country: United States
Start Date: December 5, 2011
End Date: December 9, 2011
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.

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