Wyoming King Air as a National Facility

怀俄明国王航空作为国家设施

• 批准号: 1441831
• 负责人: Alfred Rodi
• 金额: $ 938.55万
• 依托单位: University of Wyoming
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Cooperative Agreement
• 财政年份: 2014
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2014-06-01 至 2021-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1441831&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Wyoming; King; Air; National; Facility

The University of Wyoming will continue providing the King Air aircraft (UWKA), Wyoming Cloud Radar (WCR) and Wyoming Cloud Lidar (WCL) as part of the national Lower Atmosphere Observing Facility (LAOF) suite. The UWKA is a twin turbo-prop aircraft highly instrumented for measurements throughout the atmosphere up to altitudes of 10 km (33,000 ft). WCR and WCL are sophisticated remote-sensing instruments that provide observations of the three-dimensional structure of clouds and their evolution over time. This cooperative agreement provides base support to a staff of scientists, engineers, technicians, pilots and mechanics who operate, maintain and improve the aircraft, cloud radar and cloud lidar facilities. During this performance period (2014-2018), the University of Wyoming will deploy the King Air aircraft and WCR and WCL instruments in support of research projects deemed to be of exceptional merit by the peer review process. Staff will also upgrade the aircraft and available instrumentation to facilitate cutting edge research in the areas of atmospheric dynamics, atmospheric chemistry, and cloud physics.Intellectual Merit: The University of Wyoming King Air fulfills a unique role in the suite of NSF-supported lower atmosphere observing facilities, serving as the only small, light aircraft available to atmospheric researchers. UWKA carries a state-of-the-art complement of instrumentation for measuring the physical and chemical properties of the atmosphere, for understanding the formation and evolution of clouds and their interaction with atmospheric aerosols, and for investigating the dynamical mechanisms that cause and maintain severe weather, especially winter storms and heavy precipitation. Planned development and acquisition of new instrumentation will facilitate research by the atmospheric sciences community as it tackles questions related to weather and climate.Broader impacts: As an advanced-degree-granting institution, the University of Wyoming and its UWKA facility provide unique opportunities for both undergraduate and graduate students to learn about and obtain hands-on experience with nearly every aspect of observational atmospheric science. These opportunities are open to students from UW and other academic institutions, as well as to high school students taking a summer course on aviation weather. Most deployments of the UWKA include educational programs for or outreach to local communities, media, and schools, which exposes the general public to this unique application of science, technology and engineering expertise.

怀俄明州大学将继续提供空中国王飞机（UWKA），怀俄明州云雷达（WCR）和怀俄明州云激光雷达（WCL）作为国家低层大气观测设施（LAOF）套件的一部分。UWKA是一种双涡轮螺旋桨飞机，高度仪表化，用于在10公里（33，000英尺）高度的大气层中进行测量。WCR和WCL是精密的遥感仪器，可观测云的三维结构及其随时间的演变。该合作协议为科学家，工程师，技术人员，飞行员和机械师提供基础支持，他们操作，维护和改进飞机，云雷达和云激光雷达设施。在此性能期间（2014-2018），怀俄明州的大学将部署空中国王飞机和WCR和WCL仪器，以支持被认为是由同行评审过程中的特殊优点的研究项目。工作人员还将升级飞机和可用的仪器，以促进大气动力学，大气化学和云物理领域的前沿研究。智力优点：怀俄明州国王航空大学在NSF支持的低层大气观测设施套件中发挥了独特的作用，作为大气研究人员唯一的小型轻型飞机。UWKA携带最先进的仪器，用于测量大气的物理和化学特性，了解云的形成和演变及其与大气气溶胶的相互作用，并调查造成和维持恶劣天气，特别是冬季风暴和强降水的动力机制。计划中的新仪器的开发和购置将促进大气科学界的研究，因为它解决了与天气和气候有关的问题。更广泛的影响：作为一个高级学位授予机构，怀俄明州大学及其UWKA设施为本科生和研究生提供了独特的机会，学习和获得实践经验，几乎每一个方面的观测大气科学。这些机会是开放给学生从华盛顿大学和其他学术机构，以及高中学生参加夏季课程的航空天气。UWKA的大多数部署包括针对当地社区、媒体和学校的教育计划或外联活动，使公众了解科学、技术和工程专业知识的独特应用。