Collaborative Research: MLT Dynamics, Structure, and Variability Using the Weber Sodium Lidar and Other Optical and Radar Instrumentation at ALOMAR

ALOMAR Weber钠激光雷达是一种新完成的、最先进的仪器，安装在挪威北部（北纬69.3度）的北极大气研究激光雷达观测站（ALOMAR），由空军在国防大学研究仪器计划（DURIP）下资助。它的双光束温度、风和动量通量测量能力最近在空军的持续支持下得到了证明。这是一项由美国国家科学基金会资助的合作项目，旨在利用ALOMAR的韦伯激光雷达和相关仪器对中间层和低层热层（MLT）的动力学、结构和可变性进行全面研究。韦伯激光雷达动力学研究的这种资助预计将极大地增强测量和研究活动，以及美国pi参与各种合作项目的潜力，包括地面支持和与热层电离层中间层能量学和动力学（TIMED）卫星和MaCWAVE火箭动力学研究相关的相关科学，与NSF航空计划目标相当相关。该奖项还将使ALOMAR设施和相关研究机会可供其他美国科学家使用。

The ALOMAR Weber sodium lidar is a newly completed, state-of-the-art instrument built and installed at the Arctic Lidar Observatory for Middle Atmosphere Research (ALOMAR) in northern Norway (69.3 degrees N) with Air Force funding under the Defense University Research Instrumentation Program (DURIP). Its capabilities for dual-beam temperature, wind, and momentum flux measurements have recently been demonstrated under continuing Air Force support. This is an NSF-funded collaborative project for a comprehensive study of the dynamics, structure, and variability of the mesosphere and lower thermosphere (MLT) using the Weber lidar and associated instrumentation at ALOMAR. Such funding of Weber lidar dynamics studies is expected to enhance dramatically measurement and research activities and the potential of U.S. PIs to participate in various collaborative programs, including ground-based support and correlative science with the thermosphere ionosphere mesosphere energetics and dynamics (TIMED) satellite and the MaCWAVE rocket dynamics studies, of considerable relevance to the NSF Aeronomy Program objectives. This award will also make ALOMAR facilities and correlative research opportunities available to other U.S. scientists.