The Table Mountain Facility (TMF) is a remote, high altitude facility that enables research in atmospheric science, optical communication and astronomy.

The major research areas are directed towards Sun-Earth System science, contributing atmospheric measurements that

• Test and constrain models of stratospheric ozone depletion by providing key measurements of atmospheric trace species
• Provide observations to determine and understand the physical and chemical state of the atmosphere as they relate to ozone and climate change
• Provide observational evidence linking solar variability and atmospheric composition
• Provide validation data for Earth Science satellites (such as Aura).

Science facilities include

• Laser Remote Sensing (LIDAR) - Measures vertical profiles of atmospheric 0₃, temperature, aerosols, and H₂O
• Fourier Transform Ultraviolet Spectrometer - Measures total column abundances of OH, NO₃, CO₂, BrO
• Medium-resolution UV-visible Grating Spectrograph- used in lunar occultation mode to measure NO₃.

Table Mountain Observatory's 0.6 meter astronomical telescope enables observations, which include

• High precision astrometry of satellites, asteroids and for spacecraft navigation
• Confirmation and follow-up observations of potentially hazardous asteroids and comets discovered by Near-Earth Object search programs
• Physical characterization of asteroids, comets, and planetary satellites that are targets of spacecraft missions or Goldstone/Arecibo radar targets
• Astronomical research such as volatile transport on Pluto and Triton and follow-up observations of asteroids and comets discovered by the WISE mission,
• All-Sky Camera for detection of very bright meteors, i.e., bolides.

• Table Mountain Facility Website
• Table Mountain Observatory Website



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