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A novel infrared imager for studies of hydroxyl and oxygen nightglow emissions in the mesopause above northern Scandinavia
Swedish Institute of Space Physics (IRF), Kiruna, Sweden
Urban Brändström
Swedish Institute of Space Physics (IRF), Kiruna, Sweden
Johan Kero
Swedish Institute of Space Physics (IRF), Kiruna, Sweden
Peter Voelger
Swedish Institute of Space Physics (IRF), Kiruna, Sweden
Takanori Nishiyama
National Institute of Polar Research, Tokyo, Japan
Trond Trondsen
Keo Scientific Ltd., Calgary, Canada
Devin Wyatt
Keo Scientific Ltd., Calgary, Canada
Craig Unick
Keo Scientific Ltd., Calgary, Canada
Vladimir Perminov
A.M. Obukhov Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Moscow, Russia
Nikolay Pertsev
A.M. Obukhov Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Moscow, Russia
Jonas Hedin
Department of Meteorology, Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden
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Short summary
A novel infrared imaging instrument (OH imager) was put into operation in November 2022 at the Swedish Institute of Space Physics in Kiruna (Sweden). The OH imager is dedicated to the study of nightglow emissions coming from the hydroxyl (OH) and molecular oxygen (O2) layers in the mesopause (80–100 km). Based on a brightness ratio of two OH emission lines, the neutral temperature is estimated at around 87 km. The average daily winter temperature for the period January–April 2023 is 203±10 K.
A novel infrared imaging instrument (OH imager) was put into operation in November 2022 at the...
