SBIR Phase I: Radiometer Radiosonde

这个小企业创新研究第一阶段项目将为气候科学提供从地表到平流层下层的低成本大气温度测量，具有足够的精度。可行性将由两个因素决定：与现有的操作无线电探空仪技术相比，拟议创新的潜在精度改进幅度，以及拟议创新相对于潜在市场成本进入点的预期成本。现有的气象无线电探空系统在气候学研究中提供的大气温度测量精度不足。拟议的研究将产生拟议创新的详细机械和电气设计。将对大气温度测量设计的准确性进行评估。拟议研究的预期结果是一种新的低成本无线电探空仪设计，将为气候学研究提供足够精确的大气温度测量。提出的创新是重要的，因为它的低成本设计能够以适合原位观测系统预算的成本为气候科学目标提供足够精度的高空温度测量。通过将拟议中的无线电探空仪系统悬挂在气象气球下面，每天两次进行测量，随着时间的推移，将建立一个气候记录，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的速度更快；为什么卫星和现场测量的高层大气温度存在差异？

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?