CEDAR: Mesospheric Temperature Mapper: Characterization and Seasonal Measurements at Bear Lake Observatory

PI将使用犹他州州立大学最近完成的校准实验室对高性能固态（CCD）成像系统进行全面校准。 他们还将在熊湖天文台进行广泛的实地测试，结合全天空近红外成像和窄场迈克尔逊干涉仪对天顶OH发射的测量，以确定仪器在一系列地球物理条件下的响应特征。 将开发专门软件，用于自动控制摄像机和对图像数据进行详细的二维光谱分析，包括推导温度图。 最后，PI将对整个项目进行观测计划，包括MSX卫星的测量，并最终进行一系列新的观测，调查短周期中层重力波温度和强度特征及其在中纬度的季节性行为。

The PIs will perform a full calibration of a high performance, solid state (CCD) imaging system using a recently completed calibration laboratory at Utah State University. They will also make extensive field tests at Bear Lake Observatory, in conjunction with all-sky NIR imaging and narrow field Michelson interferometer measurements of the zenith OH emission to characterize the instrumental response under a range of geophysical conditions. Specialized software for the automatic control of the camera and for the detailed two-dimensional spectral analysis of the image data, including the derivation of temperature maps, will be developed. Finally, the PI will conduct an observational program for the entirety of the project, including measurements with the MSX satellite, and culminating in a series of novel observations investigating short period mesospheric gravity wave temperature and intensity characteristics and their seasonal behavior at mid-latitudes.