The earthshine spectrum

Authors

P. Montanés Rodriguez, Big Bear Solar Observatory
E. Pallé, Big Bear Solar Observatory
P. R. Goode, Big Bear Solar Observatory
J. Hickey, Palomar Observatory
J. Qiu, Big Bear Solar Observatory
V. Yurchyshyn, Big Bear Solar Observatory
M. C. Chu, Chinese University of Hong Kong
E. Kolbe, Universität Basel
C. T. Brown, California Institute of Technology
S. E. Koonin, California Institute of Technology

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

1-1-2004

Abstract

Since 1998 the Earthshine Project has been a collaborative effort between Big Bear Solar Observatory/New Jersey Institute of Technology and California Institute of Technology. Cyclic spectroscopic observations of the dark and bright sides of the moon (or earthshine and moonshine, respectively) have been carried out in the visible region at Palomar Observatory. From these data, the ratio of the earthshine to moonshine characterizes the globally averaged Earth's spectrum. Information concerning the search for extra-solar, terrestrial planets can be also obtained from these observations. © 2004 COSPAR. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

Identifier

3042554575 (Scopus)

Publication Title

Advances in Space Research

External Full Text Location

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.asr.2003.01.028

ISSN

02731177

First Page

293

Last Page

296

Issue

2

Volume

34

Grant

NAG5-11007

Fund Ref

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Recommended Citation

Montanés Rodriguez, P.; Pallé, E.; Goode, P. R.; Hickey, J.; Qiu, J.; Yurchyshyn, V.; Chu, M. C.; Kolbe, E.; Brown, C. T.; and Koonin, S. E., "The earthshine spectrum" (2004). Faculty Publications. 20668.
https://digitalcommons.njit.edu/fac_pubs/20668