Optical spectroscopic techniques and instrumentation for atmospheric and space research

The objective of this conference was to bring together scientists and engineers involved in atmospheric science, space physics, aeronomy, remote sensing, and optical instrumentation to exchange ideas and discuss recent developments in spectroscopic techniques and instrumentation in atmospheric and space research. There is growing concern about the human environment: the atmosphere, ocean, and space. To address those concerns and understand their changing environment, increasingly complex computer models have been developed with the advent of more powerful computers. Therefore, the validation of those models against direct measurements with advanced techniques and instruments is becoming increasingly more difficult and important. Optical spectroscopic techniques and instrumentation have contributed greatly to the validation of those models and their understanding of the earth's atmosphere and space environment. Improving techniques and instrumentation is becoming ever more important with more demanding requirements on the accuracy and resolution of atmospheric and space observations. This conference had sessions addressing current techniques and instrumentation from the ultraviolet to the infrared and microwave, and from ground-based facilities to satellite-borne missions. Separate abstracts were prepared for most of the papers in this volume