RUI: A Westward Extension of the Sub-auroral Zone Observations from Millstone Hill

RUI：磨石山亚极光区观测的向西延伸

• 批准号: 9700459
• 负责人: William Ralph
• 金额: $ 10.35万
• 依托单位: Northern Michigan University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 1997
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 1997-06-01 至 2002-05-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=9700459&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: RUI; Westward; Extension; Sub; auroral

The proposal will install and operate an all-sky camera in the vacinity of Nothern Michigan University in collaboration with Cornell University. The all sky images from the camera will overlap and extend the east-west coverage possible when combined with the imager operated by Boston University at the Millstone Hill Observatory. Investigations using these data will focus on the equatorward edge of the diffuse aurora. The particular phenomena to be investigated are the large scale undulations along this edge often observed during times of enhanced magnetic activity. The observations will be coupled with ionospheric plasma convection measurements using the Millstone Hill incoherent scatter radar. The project involves undergraduate students at Northern Michigan University who will learn image processing techniques to manipulate the images. The auroral science will be mentored via strong electronic collaboration links to be established between NMU and Cornell.

该提案将与康奈尔大学合作，在密歇根大学附近安装和操作一台全天空摄像机。 来自相机的所有天空图像将重叠，并在与位于Millstone Hill天文台的波士顿大学操作的成像仪相结合时扩展东西覆盖范围。 利用这些数据的研究将集中在漫射极光的赤道边缘。 要研究的特殊现象是在磁活动增强期间经常观察到的沿该边缘的大尺度波动沿着。 这些观测将与利用Millstone Hill非相干散射雷达进行的电离层等离子体对流测量相结合。 该项目涉及北方密歇根大学的本科生，他们将学习图像处理技术来处理图像。 极光科学将通过NMU和康奈尔大学之间建立的强大的电子合作联系进行指导。