Experiments in the Atmospheres of Mars and Earth

在这项申请中，申请资助四名研究生。该研究计划包括各种项目，以及开发用于地球和火星大气实验调查的科学仪器。研究的共同主线是方法论。测量技术是LIDAR，它是光检测和测距(有时称为激光雷达)的首字母缩写。该方法包括向大气中发射激光脉冲，并探测分子、尘埃和云层反射回来的光。目前正在进行的项目包括利用激光雷达仪器对美国宇航局凤凰号火星任务的测量结果进行分析，以及对冰冻的北冰洋上空的空气化学进行测量。未来的新项目将包括开发和应用激光雷达仪器，用于未来的火星任务和研究地球大气污染。

Funding is being requested in this application to support four graduate students. The research program consists of various projects with development of scientific instruments for the experimental investigation of the atmospheres on Earth and Mars. The common thread to the research is the methodology. The measurement technique is LIDAR, which is an acronym for Light Detection and Ranging (sometimes called Laser Radar). The method involves emitting pulses of laser light into the atmosphere and detecting the light that is scattered back by molecules, dust, and clouds. The current ongoing projects include the analysis of measurements with the LIDAR instrument on the NASA Phoenix Mars mission and measurements of air chemistry over the frozen Arctic Ocean. New projects moving forward will involve the development and application of LIDAR instruments for future Mars missions and for studies of atmospheric pollution on Earth.