Imaging Science and Modeling Investigations of the Upper Atmosphere

高层大气的成像科学和建模研究

• 批准号: 0322875
• 负责人: Michael Mendillo
• 金额: --
• 依托单位: Trustees of Boston University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 2003
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2003-08-15 至 2006-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0322875&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Imaging; Science; Modeling; Investigations; Upper

The investigators will undertake a unified program of atmospheric science research that merges state-of-the-art experimental capabilities in optical aeronomy, use of advanced numerical models, in-depth graduate student training, robust collaborations with colleagues in the US and abroad, and significant general education and public outreach activities. The effort includes fixed-site atmospheric observations in five locations, campaign-mode experiments, and utilization of multi-diagnostic facilities, model development, and satellite-ground based data analyses efforts. The group will conduct observations in four global regions where geophysical activity displays transient effects of intrinsic scientific interest and recognized societal impact: auroral, sub-auroral, mid-latitude and equatorial phenomena. These include the study of so-called tall auroral rays, proton aurora, sub-auroral red (SAR) arcs, equatorial plasma instabilities, anomalous winds from the midnight temperature maximum, and the use of ionosondes to validate modeling of ionospheric variability. The group will continue its existing program in general education and public outreach through discussion group activities at the weekly "Open Nights" at the Boston University Observatory. Research expertise with instrumentation and remote-site observations will bring solar-terrestrial science to lay audiences using advanced video methods.

研究人员将承担一项统一的大气科学研究计划，该计划将结合光学航空学的最先进实验能力、先进数值模型的使用、深入的研究生培训、与美国和国外同事的强有力合作，以及重要的普通教育和公众宣传活动。这项工作包括五个地点的固定地点大气观测、战役模式实验、多诊断设施的利用、模型开发和基于卫星地面的数据分析工作。该小组将在地球物理活动表现出内在科学兴趣和公认的社会影响的短暂效应的四个全球区域进行观测：极光、亚极光、中纬度和赤道现象。这些研究包括所谓的高极光、质子极光、亚极光红弧、赤道等离子体不稳定性、午夜温度最高时的异常风，以及使用电离层探空仪验证电离层变异性模型。该组织将通过每周一次在波士顿大学天文台举行的“开放之夜”讨论小组活动，继续其现有的通识教育和公众宣传项目。仪器和远程观测方面的研究专长将利用先进的视频方法将日地科学带给普通观众。