Polar Radar Science & Technology Conference 2021

极地雷达科学

• 批准号: 2113032
• 负责人: Seth Campbell
• 金额: $ 3.84万
• 依托单位: University of Maine
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2021
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2021-08-15 至 2023-07-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2113032&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Polar; Radar; Science; Technology; Conference

The use of radar in polar science has significantly increased over the past two decades. This workshop will assess: 1) current and future science and logistical drivers for radar-data collection, 2) current commercial, modified, and user-specific radar systems, 3) ongoing radar technology research and development, 4) equipment and software community access models, 5) radar education and training needs and options, and 6) approaches to facilitating radar usage in the science and logistics community. The workshop will deliver a white paper summarizing critical polar-science questions that drive radar needs as well as community interest and need in radar hardware, software, expertise, training, and education. Ground-penetrating radar and related radar technologies are commonly used in polar environments for scientific research and logistical operations. Technical hardware and software research and development has broadened use of radar over the past few decades. Radar applications in polar regions include those in glaciology, permafrost and periglacial environments, near-surface geology and geomorphology, fluvial environments, and more. The wide applicability of radar and regular development of new applications has resulted in a high demand for these systems. Unfortunately, radar systems are often expensive or cost-prohibitive for individual scientists. And it is challenging for a broad swath of potential end-users to gain access to radar instrumentation or software for research; to develop the in-house expertise to collect, analyze, and quantitatively interpret radar results; and to stay up to date in these methodologies, particularly if radar is used only as a tool to address a specific science question. These trends underpin the need to assess the future options for radar within the polar science community.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.

在过去的二十年中，极地科学中雷达的使用显着增加。 该研讨会将评估：1）雷达数据集合的当前和未来科学和后勤驱动因素，2）当前的商业，修改和用户特定的雷达系统，3）正在进行的雷达技术研究与开发，4）设备和软件社区访问模型，5）雷达教育和培训需求和选项以及6）6）促进科学和后勤社区中雷达使用的方法。该研讨会将提供一份白皮书，总结关键的极地科学问题，这些问题驱动雷达的需求以及社区的兴趣和需求，对雷达硬件，软件，专业知识，培训和教育。地面穿透雷达和相关雷达技术通常用于科学研究和后勤操作。在过去的几十年中，技术硬件和软件研发扩大了雷达的使用。极地区域的雷达应用包括冰川学，多年冻土和周环环境，近地面地质和地貌，河流环境等。雷达的广泛适用性和新应用的定期开发导致对这些系统的需求很高。不幸的是，雷达系统通常对个别科学家来说通常是昂贵或成本良好的。对于广泛的潜在最终用户，可以访问雷达仪器或软件进行研究是一项挑战。开发内部专业知识来收集，分析和定量解释雷达结果；并在这些方法中保持最新状态，特别是如果仅将雷达用作解决特定科学问题的工具。这些趋势是在极地科学界评估雷达未来选择的必要条件。该奖项反映了NSF的法定任务，并使用基金会的知识分子优点和更广泛的影响标准，被认为值得通过评估来获得支持。