Atmospheric Waves Experiment (AWE) Data <https://spdf.gsfc.nasa.gov/pub/data/awe/>

This directory gathers data for the Atmospheric Waves Experiment (AWE). AWE was launched on 9 November 2023 and installed on the exterior of the international space station on 18 November 2023. The AWE payload consists of a single instrument, the Advanced Mesospheric Temperature Mapper (AMTM), attached to the ISS in a nadir-viewing configuration.

See CDAWeb <https://cdaweb.gsfc.nasa.gov/> for plots and listings, with other access methods <https://cdaweb.gsfc.nasas.gov/alternative_access_methods.html>.

Atmospheric Waves Experiment was designed and built by the Space Dynamics Laboratory (SDL) and Utah State University (USU). AWE is operated by Utah State University as part of NASA's Explorers program.  

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L0a data contains raw image files and robust telemetry
L0b data contains radiance data and reduced telemetry
p12 refers to the 1524.1 nm emission line from the OH(3,1) emission band
p14 refers to the 1543.2 nm emission line from the OH(3,1) emission band
q refers to the 1434.5 nm emission line used as a measure of cloud reflection in the measurments
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Available data

Level 0 and 1 of background (bkg)
Level 0 and 1 of p12 emission line intensity
Level 0 and 1 of p14 emission line intensity
Level 0, 1, and 3 (swath) of q20 cloud reflection intensity
Level 2 and 3 (swath) of OH layer temperature

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AWE Mission Project Page
<https://www.awemission.org>

AWE Mission Data Page
<https://awe.physics.usu.edu/>

Keywords: Ionosphere, Airglow, Atmospheric Gravity Waves

Data contact: Jonathon Smith <jonathon.m.smith@nasa.gov>

Last updated on 2025 July 9