SGER: Medium Frequency (MF) Radar Measurements in Support of the Thermosphere, Ionosphere, Mesosphere, Energetics and Dynamics (TIMED) Satellite Mission

最近成功发射的热层、电离层、中间层、能量学和动力学（TIMED）卫星为获得中间层的全球测量提供了一个独特的机会，可以与地面仪器相协调，进一步加深我们对这一重要区域动力学的理解。这项探索性研究（SGER）项目的小额拨款要求支持使用成像多普勒干涉测量（IDI）技术的地面中频（MF）雷达测量，该技术已在犹他州立大学贝尔湖天文台的运行中实施。由于IDI技术被许多航空界人士认为是有争议的，本研究还将对协调流星风测量进行详细分析，并使用在科罗拉多州Platteville站点运行的中频雷达获得的类似测量结果进行相关性分析。

The recent successful launch of the Thermosphere, Ionosphere, Mesosphere, Energetics and Dynamics (TIMED) satellite presents a unique opportunity to obtain global measurements of the mesosphere that can be coordinated with ground-based instrumentation to further our understanding of the dynamics of this important region. This Small Grant for Exploratory Research (SGER) project requests support for ground-based Medium Frequency (MF) radar measurements using the Imaging Doppler Interferometry (IDI) technique as implemented on the dynasonde operating at the Utah State University Bear Lake Observatory. Because the IDI technique is viewed by many within the aeronomy community as being controversial, this study will also carry out a detailed analysis of coordinated meteor wind measurements, as well as undertaking a correlation analysis using similar measurements acquired with an MF radar being operated at the Platteville site in Colorado.