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

ALOMAR韦伯钠激光雷达是一个新完成的，国家的最先进的仪器建造和安装在北极激光雷达观测站中层大气研究（ALOMAR）在北方挪威（69.3度N）与空军的资金根据国防大学研究仪器计划（DURIP）。 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实。 这是一个由国家科学基金会资助的合作项目，使用韦伯激光雷达和ALOMAR的相关仪器对中间层和低热层（MLT）的动力学、结构和变化进行全面研究。 对韦伯激光雷达动力学研究的这种资助预计将大大加强测量和研究活动，并增强美国专业人员参与各种合作方案的潜力，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火箭动力学研究的相关科学，这与NSF高层大气物理学方案的目标具有相当大的相关性。 该奖项还将使ALOMAR的设施和相关的研究机会提供给其他美国科学家。

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.