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Far-ultraviolet airglow remote sensing measurements on Feng Yun 3-D meteorological satellite
Yungang Wang
National Satellite Meteorological Center, Chinese Meteorological
Administration, Beijing, China
Key Laboratory of Space Weather, National Center for Space Weather,
Chinese Meteorological Administration, Beijing, China
Liping Fu
National Space Science Center, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
Fang Jiang
National Space Science Center, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
Xiuqing Hu
National Satellite Meteorological Center, Chinese Meteorological
Administration, Beijing, China
Chengbao Liu
National Satellite Meteorological Center, Chinese Meteorological
Administration, Beijing, China
Xiaoxin Zhang
National Satellite Meteorological Center, Chinese Meteorological
Administration, Beijing, China
Key Laboratory of Space Weather, National Center for Space Weather,
Chinese Meteorological Administration, Beijing, China
Jiawei Li
National Satellite Meteorological Center, Chinese Meteorological
Administration, Beijing, China
Key Laboratory of Space Weather, National Center for Space Weather,
Chinese Meteorological Administration, Beijing, China
Zhipeng Ren
Key Laboratory of Earth and Planetary Physics, Institute of Geology and
Geophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
Key Laboratory of Earth and Planetary Physics, Institute of Geology and
Geophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
Lingfeng Sun
Key Laboratory of Earth and Planetary Physics, Institute of Geology and
Geophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
Ling Sun
National Satellite Meteorological Center, Chinese Meteorological
Administration, Beijing, China
Zhongdong Yang
National Satellite Meteorological Center, Chinese Meteorological
Administration, Beijing, China
Peng Zhang
National Satellite Meteorological Center, Chinese Meteorological
Administration, Beijing, China
Jingsong Wang
National Satellite Meteorological Center, Chinese Meteorological
Administration, Beijing, China
Key Laboratory of Space Weather, National Center for Space Weather,
Chinese Meteorological Administration, Beijing, China
Tian Mao
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
National Satellite Meteorological Center, Chinese Meteorological
Administration, Beijing, China
Key Laboratory of Space Weather, National Center for Space Weather,
Chinese Meteorological Administration, Beijing, China
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Short summary
Far-ultraviolet (FUV) airglow radiation is particularly well suited for space-based remote sensing. The Ionospheric Photometer (IPM) instrument carried aboard the Feng Yun 3-D satellite measures the spectral radiance of the Earth FUV airglow. IPM is a tiny, highly sensitive, and robust remote sensing instrument. Initial results demonstrate that the performance of IPM meets the designed requirement and therefore can be used to study the thermosphere and ionosphere in the future.
Far-ultraviolet (FUV) airglow radiation is particularly well suited for space-based remote...