My research interests are within the field of optical aeronomy, particularly in spectroscopy of nightglow and the use of airglow emissions to derive atmospheric state parameters. Presently, I am formally retired but part time re-employed and continue working with optical measurements of the atmosphere from rocket and satellite platforms and from the ground.
Since 1990 I have been involved in the Swedish small satellite project Odin as "Odin scientist" on the Swedish Odin Aeronomy Working Group.
Teaching
I have lectured at both the undergraduate and graduate level on atmospheric radiation and atmospheric electricity.
MATS (Mesospheric Airglow/Aerosol Tomography and Spectroscopy) is a Swedish satellite mission designed to investigate atmospheric waves. Large uncertainties in the distribution of such waves is a limiting factor for atmospheric models in predicting future changes in the mesosphere, the region bordering space at 50-100 km above sea level.
The ORIGIN rocket project addresses the Earth's nightglow, a global emission layer that is the result of reactions between atomic oxygen and other atmospheric species in the upper mesosphere and lower thermosphere, at altitudes between 80 and 110 km.
