Atmospheric Sciences (ATM) Cooperative Support Agreement PY 2006

2006 年大气科学 (ATM) 合作支持协议

• 批准号: 0630533
• 负责人: Donald Campbell
• 金额: --
• 依托单位: Cornell University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Cooperative Agreement
• 财政年份: 2005
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2005-10-01 至 2012-09-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0630533&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Atmospheric; Sciences; ATM; Cooperative; Support

This award is for the Space and Atmospheric Sciences (SAS) component of the cooperative agreement for the National Astronomy and Ionosphere Center (NAIC). NAIC operates the Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico. The observatory is used for both radio astronomy and space science research. The SAS group uses the 305 meter telescope as an incoherent scatter radar to measure with extremely high accuracy the basic properties of the ionosphere, including electron density and temperature, ion temperature, and plasma drift velocity. The research program within SAS is based on individually proposed observations and World Day experiments scheduled and coordinated by the International Radio Science Union. The SAS staff will participate in experimental campaigns of upper atmospheric observations carried out in coordination with other NSF-supported upper atmospheric facilities. With its unrivaled sensitivity, the Arecibo Radar can probe the atmosphere from 80 km to several thousand km altitude. Research focuses on how atmospheric regions are vertically coupled and influenced by space weather related ionospheric disturbances. The Observatory has an active visiting scientist program that enables other researchers, including students and young scientists, to stay at the site for extended periods of time, conduct experiments, and participate in on-going studies.

该奖项是为国家天文和电离层中心（NAIC）合作协议的空间和大气科学（SAS）部分颁发的。NAIC在波多黎各运营阿雷西博天文台。该天文台用于射电天文学和空间科学研究。SAS小组使用305米望远镜作为非相干散射雷达，以极高的精度测量电离层的基本特性，包括电子密度和温度、离子温度和等离子体漂移速度。SAS内部的研究计划是基于个别提出的观测和由国际无线电科学联盟安排和协调的世界日实验。SAS工作人员将参与与nsf支持的其他高层大气设施协调开展的高层大气观测实验活动。凭借其无与伦比的灵敏度，阿雷西博雷达可以探测从80公里到几千公里高度的大气。研究的重点是大气区域如何垂直耦合并受到空间天气相关的电离层扰动的影响。天文台有一个活跃的访问科学家计划，使其他研究人员，包括学生和青年科学家，可以在这里呆很长一段时间，进行实验和参与正在进行的研究。