Global imaging monitor of the ionosphere: an ultraviolet ionospheric imaging experiment for the ARGOS satellite

George R. Carruthers; Timothy D. Seeley

doi:10.1117/12.60625

29 June 1992 Global Imaging Monitor of the Ionosphere (GIMI) - An ultraviolet ionospheric imaging experiment for the ARGOS satellite

George R. Carruthers, Timothy D. Seeley

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Proceedings Volume 1745, Instrumentation for Planetary and Terrestrial Atmospheric Remote Sensing; (1992) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.60625
Event: San Diego '92, 1992, San Diego, CA, United States

Abstract

The Global Imaging Monitor of the Ionosphere (GIMI) is one of several remote-sensing instruments under development for flight on the Air Force Space Test Program's P91-1 Advanced Research and Global Observation Satellite (ARGOS), planned for launch in late 1995. The primary objective of GIMI is to map and monitor the ionospheric O(+) and electron density on a global basis, by means of wide-field imaging of ionospheric far-ultraviolet emissions. GIMI consists of two wide-field imaging cameras sensitive in two far- and extreme-UV spectral ranges (75-105 nm and 131-160 nm), selected for their utility in day and night ionospheric remote sensing. The GIMI sensors are based on electron-bombarded CCD arrays, with opaque alkali halide photocathodes and Schmidt or all-reflective optical systems.

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George R. Carruthers and Timothy D. Seeley "Global Imaging Monitor of the Ionosphere (GIMI) - An ultraviolet ionospheric imaging experiment for the ARGOS satellite", Proc. SPIE 1745, Instrumentation for Planetary and Terrestrial Atmospheric Remote Sensing, (29 June 1992); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.60625

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