Studies of Atmospheric Processes Using Imaging Science Techniques

通过这项研究，首席调查员试图利用来自13个共轭点全天成像仪的半球间网络的数据来调查各种高层大气现象，这些现象是电离层-热层-磁层(ITM)系统的一对表现。这项研究利用了来自全球部署的仪器的数据，提供了一种独特的方法，通过研究单一原因同时对两个半球产生的影响来取得进展；高分辨率图像阐明了受体条件对所研究的每一种现象所起的作用。这项研究的科学目标，即研究作为ITM区域内和与之相关的高度耦合系统的表现形式的一系列高层大气科学专题，是非常有吸引力的，利用全球成像仪网络将开启新的科学调查，这一综合观测能力使之成为可能。调查人员杰出的高资历，加上令人印象深刻的长期显著生产力记录，表明成功的可能性很高。

With this research, the Principal Investigator (PI) seeks to utilize data from an inter-hemispheric network of 13 conjugate-point all sky imagers (ASI) to investigate various upper atmosphere phenomena that are manifestation of a couple ionosphere-thermosphere-magnetosphere (ITM) system. This study, utilizing data from instruments deployed globally, offers a unique way to make progress by studying the effects a single cause has in two hemispheres simultaneously; with high-resolution images illuminating the roles receptor conditions play for each phenomenon studied. The broader impacts of this project are very strong, spanning education and training of students, outreach activities, and international collaborations.The scientific goals of this research, i.e., to study a broad set of upper atmospheric science topics that are manifestations of highly coupled systems within and connected to the ITM regions, are highly compelling, and the utilization of a global network of imagers would open new scientific investigations enabled by this comprehensive observational capability. The distinguished high qualifications of the investigators, together with an impressive and long-standing record of significant productivity represent high likelihood of success.