U.S.-Ireland Cooperative Research: Upper Atmospheric Measurements in Coordination with Ground-Based Support for the UARS Mission.

9312085 Niciejeski这一为期两年的奖项支持密歇根大学的Rick J.Niciejesski和爱尔兰梅努斯圣帕特里克学院的Frank Mulrigan在空气动力学方面的美爱合作研究。其目的是通过使用现有的四个干涉仪阵列的数据，加强他们对中间层和低热层的中性风和温度的合作研究。具体地说，研究人员建议在爱尔兰梅努斯为法布里-珀罗涉仪安装一个探测器，并为仪器增加电信功能。这将允许实时访问密歇根大学的实验。密歇根大学和圣帕特里克学院的研究生将接受乐器方面的培训。很难观察和理解中间层和低热层中的风和温度，但它们与全球变化有着错综复杂的联系。干涉仪对于为解释来自卫星的观测数据提供地面测量至关重要。拟议的测量将在目前的高层大气研究卫星任务期间进行。***

9312085 Niciejewski This two-year award supports U.S.-Ireland cooperative research in aeronomy between Rick J. Niciejewski of the University of Michigan, and Frank Mulligan of St. Patrick's College, Maynooth, Ireland. The objective is to enhance their collaborative investigations on neutral winds and temperatures in the mesosphere and lower thermosphere by using data from an existing array of four interferometers. Specifically, the investigators propose to incorporate a detector for the Fabry-Perot interferometer at Maynooth, Ireland and to add telecommunication capabilities to the instruments. This will permit real time access to experiments from the University of Michigan. Graduate students at the University of Michigan and St. Patrick's College will be trained on the instruments. Winds and temperature in the mesosphere and lower thermosphere have been difficult to observe and understand, yet, they are intricately tied to global change. The interferometers are crucial for providing ground measurements for interpretation of observational data from satellites. The proposed measurements will occur during the current Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite mission. ***