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.

怀俄明大学将继续提供空中国王飞机（UWKA）、怀俄明云雷达（WCR）和怀俄明云激光雷达（WCL），作为国家低层大气观测设施（LAOF）套件的一部分。 UWKA 是一架装备精良的双涡轮螺旋桨飞机，可在整个大气层中进行测量，最高可达 10 公里（33,000 英尺）的高度。 WCR 和 WCL 是先进的遥感仪器，可观测云的三维结构及其随时间的演变。该合作协议为操作、维护和改进飞机、云雷达和云激光雷达设施的科学家、工程师、技术人员、飞行员和机械师提供基础支持。在此执行期间（2014-2018），怀俄明大学将部署空中国王飞机以及WCR和WCL仪器，以支持同行评审过程中认为具有特殊价值的研究项目。工作人员还将升级飞机和现有仪器，以促进大气动力学、大气化学和云物理领域的前沿研究。 智力优势：怀俄明大学国王航空在国家科学基金会支持的低层大气观测设施中发挥着独特的作用，是大气研究人员唯一可用的小型轻型飞机。 UWKA 拥有最先进的仪器设备，用于测量大气的物理和化学特性，了解云的形成和演化及其与大气气溶胶的相互作用，以及研究导致和维持恶劣天气（尤其是冬季风暴和强降水）的动力机制。计划开发和购买新仪器将促进大气科学界的研究，解决与天气和气候相关的问题。 更广泛的影响：作为一所授予高级学位的机构，怀俄明大学及其 UWKA 设施为本科生和研究生提供了独特的机会，让他们了解观测大气科学的几乎各个方面并获得实践经验。这些机会向来自华盛顿大学和其他学术机构的学生以及参加航空天气暑期课程的高中生开放。 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展活动，让公众接触到科学、技术和工程专业知识的独特应用。