Advanced Modular Incoherent Scatter Radar (AMISR) Operations and Maintenance

高级模块化非相干散射雷达 (AMISR) 操作和维护

• 批准号: 1840962
• 负责人: Asti Bhatt
• 金额: $ 1500万
• 依托单位: SRI International
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Cooperative Agreement
• 财政年份: 2019
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2019-03-01 至 2025-01-31
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1840962&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Advanced; Modular; Incoherent; Scatter; Radar

The Advanced Modular Incoherent Scatter Radar (AMISR) facilities, including the Poker Flat Incoherent Scatter Radar (PFISR), the associated optical instrumentation in Alaska, the Resolute Bay Observatory (RBO), and the Resolute Bay Incoherent Scatter Radar North Face (RISR-N), are National Science Foundation (NSF) Research and Educational Facilities that serve a broad community of researchers in atmospheric and geospace science. These incoherent scatter radars (ISRs) are used to examine the properties of the electromagnetically charged layers of Earth's atmosphere. AMISR science is directly relevant to several societally important aspects of space weather, including geomagnetically induced currents, satellite drag, radio scintillation, radio absorption, the radiation belt particle environment, and space weather impacts on transpolar aviation. In addition to maintaining infrastructure that enables research and education, student involvement in AMISR research is supported by prioritizing student experiments, attending community workshops, recruiting undergraduates through the SRI Research Experience for Undergraduates program, recruiting undergraduates at UAF to assist with optical data analysis, and participating in the annual ISR summer school. The project includes the continued operation and maintenance of these facilities at their current locations with no new construction or major repairs. The AMISR facilities offer unique observational capabilities that continue to enable a variety of scientific investigations related to multiple Solar and Space Physics Decadal Survey goals for Solar Wind-Magnetosphere and Atmosphere- Ionosphere-Magnetosphere interactions. RBO is the only incoherent scatter radar site in the world above 80 degree geomagnetic latitude. This location deep in the polar cap permits unique investigations of the polar geospace environment. The combination of the advanced radar capabilities of PFISR, the extensive suite of optical instruments in Alaska, the sounding rocket launch capabilities at the Poker Flat Research Range (PFRR), and the location of PFRR in the main auroral oval make PFRR one of the premiere sites in the world for research in upper atmospheric physics, auroral plasma physics, and magnetosphere- ionosphere coupling. The AMISR operations and maintenance team will proactively support user-driven science through a variety of community engagement activities. Furthermore, the SRI team will develop new data products and documentation to enable future science investigations. SRI International (SRI), the University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF), and ATCO Structures and Logistics (ATCO) will jointly manage this project. The operation and maintenance plan includes managing user-requested experiments for each radar, continued operation of continuous low duty cycle operations at PFISR, routine analysis and distribution of data, maintenance of existing hardware, and logistical support for all other instruments at RBO. Additionally, several engineering studies to formulate long-term maintenance plans for the facilities.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.

The Advanced Modular Incoherent Scatter Radar (AMISR) facilities, including the Poker Flat Incoherent Scatter Radar (PFISR), the associated optical instrumentation in Alaska, the Resolute Bay Observatory (RBO), and the Resolute Bay Incoherent Scatter Radar North Face (RISR-N), are National Science Foundation (NSF) Research and Educational Facilities that serve a broad community of researchers in atmospheric and geospace science.这些不一致的散射雷达（ISR）用于检查地球大气中电磁层的特性。 AMISR科学与太空天气的几个社会重要方面直接相关，包括地磁诱导的电流，卫星阻力，无线电闪烁，无线电吸收，辐射带颗粒环境以及太空天气对跨极航空的影响。除了维护能够进行研究和教育的基础架构外，学生参与AMISR研究的参与还通过优先考虑学生实验，参加社区讲习班，通过SRI研究经验招募本科生，招募本科生，在UAF上招募本科生，以协助UAF的本科生，以协助参加光学数据分析，并参加年度ISR Summel Summel Summel Summel Summel Summel Summel Summel Summel Summel Summel Summel Summel Shummel Shilme。该项目包括在当前地点进行这些设施的持续运营和维护，而没有新的建筑或重大维修。 AMISR设施提供了独特的观察能力，这些能力继续使与多个太阳和太空物理学际调查目标有关太阳能风层和大气 - 电离层 - 磁层相互作用有关的各种科学研究。 RBO是世界以上80度的地磁纬度的唯一不连贯的散点雷达位点。极地盖的深处该位置允许对极地地球上环境进行独特的研究。 PFISR先进的雷达功能，阿拉斯加的广泛光学仪器套件的结合，在扑克扁平研究系列（PFRR）的发声火箭发射能力以及PFRR在主要极光椭圆形中的位置PFRR使PFRR使PRFR成为高级PRASIIIS PROSION和PRASTER PLASERICTIIS PROSIONS PROSICALS和AURIRAL PYTRASPLAS的研究，AURoral and auroral pysiers-耦合。 AMISR运营和维护团队将通过各种社区参与活动积极支持用户驱动的科学。此外，SRI团队将开发新的数据产品和文档，以实现未来的科学调查。 SRI International（SRI），阿拉斯加Fairbanks（UAF）和ATCO结构与物流（ATCO）将共同管理该项目。该操作和维护计划包括管理每个雷达用户要求的实验，PFISR连续低占空比运营的持续操作，数据的常规分析和数据分析，现有硬件的维护以及对RBO所有其他工具的后勤支持。此外，一些工程研究旨在为设施制定长期维护计划。该奖项反映了NSF的法定任务，并且使用基金会的知识分子优点和更广泛的影响审查标准，被认为值得通过评估来支持。