Scientific, Educational and Logistical Preparation for Advanced Modular Incoherent Scatter Radar (AMISR) Relocation to Argentina

先进模块化非相干散射雷达 (AMISR) 迁往阿根廷的科学、教育和后勤准备

• 批准号: 0944104
• 负责人: Joan Oltman-Shay
• 金额: $ 40万
• 依托单位: NorthWest Research Associates, Incorporated
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2009
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2009-09-15 至 2012-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0944104&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Scientific; Educational; Logistical; Preparation; Advanced

The investigator will complete a detailed evaluation of suitable locations in Argentina, to determine the potential next site to relocate and operate the Advanced Modular Incoherent Scatter Radar (AMISR). This relocation of the AMISR instrument aims to create a global scale ionospheric plasma laboratory by placing two National Science Foundation (NSF) - Upper Atmospheric Facilities (UAF) at both ends of the same geomagnetic field line. The research effort will involve three parallel and complimentary work activities: 1) A logistic approach to establish the most suitable location to install and operate AMISR, via a series of field trips and technical workshops. 2) A scientific approach in which crucial atmospheric measurements will be made in Argentina, some coincident with the Arecibo radar and its soon-to-be-operational ionospheric HF heater. 3) A human resources development approach in which, through a series of educational programs, the PI will build a teaching environment to train Argentine and US students and postdocs through collaborative studies and international interactionsThe research will pave the way for an improved understanding of the 3-dimensional structure of the atmosphere, ionosphere, and magnetosphere (AIM) system, especially at Southern latitudes, where there is currently a scarcity of ground based measurements. The work will leverage existing NSF upper atmosphere observing facilities in a synergistic fashion, and thus extend the capabilities to provide improved global coverage of important AIM interactions. The investigator is involving young students in the site evaluation work, and will develop valuable international teaching courses to prepare the next generation of atmospheric scientists to operate the radar, and interpret the scientific results. The intellectual merit of this project is the opportunity to perform a series of studies, using a test radar and several optical cameras, to better understand inter-hemispheric large-scale dynamics and electrodynamics studies at Southern latitudes, and prepare for the possible deployment of the AMISR instrument in Argentina, which represents a logical expansion of the NSF UAF network. This work is funded jointing by the NSF Upper Atmosphere Research Section in the Division of Atmospheric Sciences, and the NSF Office of International Science and Engineering (OISE).

调查人员将完成对阿根廷合适地点的详细评估，以确定下一个可能重新安置和操作高级模块化非相干散射雷达（AMISR）的地点。 AMISR 仪器的搬迁旨在通过在同一地磁场线的两端放置两个国家科学基金会 (NSF) - 高层大气设施 (UAF) 来创建全球规模的电离层等离子体实验室。研究工作将涉及三项并行且互补的工作活动：1）通过一系列实地考察和技术研讨会，采用后勤方法确定安装和操作 AMISR 的最合适位置。 2）一种科学方法，将在阿根廷进行重要的大气测量，其中一些测量与阿雷西博雷达及其即将投入运行的电离层高频加热器同时进行。 3）人力资源开发方法，通过一系列教育计划，PI将通过合作研究和国际互动建立一个教学环境来培训阿根廷和美国的学生和博士后。该研究将为更好地了解大气、电离层和磁层（AIM）系统的3维结构铺平道路，特别是在目前缺乏地面测量的南纬地区。这项工作将以协同方式利用现有的 NSF 高层大气观测设施，从而扩展能力，以改善重要 AIM 相互作用的全球覆盖范围。研究人员正在让年轻学生参与现场评估工作，并将开发有价值的国际教学课程，为下一代大气科学家操作雷达和解释科学结果做好准备。该项目的智力优势是有机会使用测试雷达和多个光学相机进行一系列研究，以更好地了解南纬地区的半球间大规模动力学和电动力学研究，并为阿根廷可能部署 AMISR 仪器做好准备，这代表了 NSF UAF 网络的逻辑扩展。这项工作由 NSF 大气科学部高层大气研究科和 NSF 国际科学与工程办公室 (OISE) 联合资助。