Degree Year
2005
Document Type
Thesis - Open Access
Degree Name
Bachelor of Arts
Department
Physics and Astronomy
Advisor(s)
Christopher Martin
Keywords
AST/RO, Telescope, Mesospheric, Fitting, Wind
Abstract
An optically thin layer of carbon monoxide in the Earth's mesosphere results in strong, sharp emission peaks at CO's rotational transition frequencies. The J = 2 → 1 and J = 4 → 3 transitions were observed by the Antarctic Sub-millimeter Telescope / Remote Observatory (AST/RO), located at the Amundsen-Scott South Pole station. Mesospheric wind speeds were calculated from the Doppler shifts in emission spectra, as determined by least-squares fitting.
Repository Citation
Burrows, Susannah, "Polar Measurements of Mesospheric CO" (2005). Honors Papers. 462.
https://digitalcommons.oberlin.edu/honors/462
