Imaging Science Investigations of Atmsopheric Processes

大气过程的成像科学研究

• 批准号: 1123222
• 负责人: Michael Mendillo
• 金额: $ 182.64万
• 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: 2012
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2012-03-15 至 2018-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1123222&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Imaging; Science; Investigations; Atmsopheric; Processes

The goal of this project is to study a broad set of upper atmospheric science topics that are all manifestations of highly coupled systems within and connected to the Ionosphere-Thermosphere-Mesosphere (ITM) regions. The contributions to these studies arise from in-house development and deployment of eight low-light-level all-sky-imagers (ASIs). The project has eight areas of activity: (a) the global magnetosphere-ionosphere interactions that create stable auroral red (SAR) arcs, (b) the electrodynamical-ITM processes that create Medium Scale Traveling Ionospheric Disturbances (MSTIDs), (c) the geomagnetic conjugate point controlled aspects of the severe ionospheric irregularities known as equatorial spread-F (ESF), (d) the day-to-day variability of the ionosphere during periods of extended solar and geomagnetic quiescence, (e) dynamical processes in the Mesosphere, (f) experiments of opportunity, (g) comparative aeronomy, and (h) running the CEDAR optical calibration lab. Of particular focus is determining if symmetries or asymmetries exist with longitude and/or hemisphere for the features observed. These include how the tilted geomagnetic dipole creates a mix of processes controlled by geographic latitude (e.g., solar production) versus geomagnetic latitude (e.g., magnetospheric input) within and between the hemispheres.

该项目的目标是研究一系列广泛的高层大气科学专题，这些专题都是电离层-热层-中间层区域内和与之相连的高度耦合系统的表现。 对这些研究的贡献来自内部开发和部署的8个微光全天空成像仪（ASI）。 该项目有八个活动领域：（a）产生稳定的极光红弧的全球磁层-电离层相互作用，（B）产生中等尺度移动电离层扰动的电动-ITM过程，（c）被称为赤道扩展-F（ESF）的严重电离层不规则性的地磁共轭点控制方面，（d）在太阳和地磁长时间静止期间电离层的日常变化，（e）中间层的动力学过程，（f）机会实验，（g）比较高空气象学，（h）运行CEDAR光学校准实验室。 特别关注的是确定所观察到的特征的经度和/或半球是否存在对称或不对称。 这些包括倾斜的地磁偶极子如何产生由地理纬度控制的过程的混合（例如，太阳能产生）与地磁纬度（例如，磁层输入）在半球内和半球之间。