SBIR Phase I: Radiometer Radiosonde

SBIR 第一阶段：辐射计无线电探空仪

• 批准号: 0539943
• 负责人: Alexey Pankine
• 金额: $ 9.99万
• 依托单位: Global Aerospace Corporation
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2006
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2006-01-01 至 2006-06-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0539943&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: SBIR; Phase; Radiometer; Radiosonde

This Small Business Innovation Research Phase I project will provide low-cost atmospheric temperature measurements from the surface to the lower stratosphere with sufficient accuracy for climatological science. Feasibility will be determined by two factors: the magnitude of the potential accuracy improvements of the proposed innovation compared to existing operational radiosonde technologies and the expected cost of the proposed innovation relative to the cost entry point for potential markets. Existing meteorological radiosonde systems provide insufficient atmospheric temperature measurement accuracy for climatological studies. The proposed research will yield a detailed mechanical and electrical design of the proposed innovation. The accuracy of the design for atmospheric temperature measurements will be evaluated. The expected outcome of the proposed research is a new low-cost radiosonde design that will provide atmospheric temperature measurements of sufficient accuracy for climatology studies.The proposed innovation is significant because its low-cost design enables upper-air temperature measurements with sufficient accuracy for climatological science objectives at costs suitable for in-situ observing system budgets. Measurements made by suspending the proposed radiosonde systems beneath meteorological weather balloons for twice-daily flights will, over time, build a climate record whose raw data will enable scientists to answer significant questions regarding global warming: in particular, why does the surface and lower atmosphere appear to be warming at a faster rate than the upper atmosphere; and why are there discrepancies between satellite and in-situ upper-atmospheric temperature measurements?

这个小企业创新研究第一阶段项目将提供从地面到平流层下部的低成本大气温度测量，并具有足够的气候科学精度。可行性将由两个因素决定：与现有的无线电探空仪技术相比，拟议创新的潜在准确性改进的幅度，以及相对于潜在市场的成本进入点，拟议创新的预期成本。现有的气象无线电探空仪系统测量大气温度的准确度不足以进行气候研究。拟议的研究将产生拟议创新的详细机械和电气设计。将评估大气温度测量设计的准确性。拟议研究的预期成果是一种新的低成本无线电探空仪设计，它将为气候学研究提供足够精确的大气温度测量，拟议的创新是重要的，因为它的低成本设计能够以适合现场观测系统预算的成本，为气候学科学目标提供足够精确的高空空气温度测量。通过将拟议的无线电探空仪系统悬挂在气象气象气球下，每天飞行两次进行测量，随着时间的推移，将建立气候记录，其原始数据将使科学家能够回答有关全球变暖的重要问题：特别是，为什么地表和低层大气似乎比高层大气变暖更快;为什么卫星和现场高层大气温度测量之间存在差异？