Infrared Emission Spectroscopy of Atmospheric Atoms and Molecules*

Abstract

In recent years many studies have been focused on the problems associated with the infrared radiation observable in the upper atmosphere. Identification of the spectral features in the observed radiation is a key to improving our understanding of the physical and chemical processes in the upper atmosphere. In our laboratory experimental program we study the infrared emission features of various atmospheric species, atomic and molecular, using the technique of Fourier spectroscopy.