RUI: A Westward Extension of the Sub-auroral Zone Observations from Millstone Hill

该提案将与康奈尔大学合作，在北密歇根大学附近安装和操作一个全天候摄像机。当与波士顿大学在米尔斯顿山天文台操作的成像仪结合使用时，来自相机的所有天空图像将重叠并扩展东西覆盖范围。利用这些数据的调查将集中在漫射极光的赤道边缘。要研究的特殊现象是在磁场活动增强期间经常观察到的沿这一边缘的大规模波动。这些观测将与使用Millstone Hill非相干散射雷达的电离层等离子体对流测量相结合。该项目涉及北密歇根大学的本科生，他们将学习图像处理技术来处理图像。极光科学将通过NMU和Cornell之间建立的强大的电子合作链接进行指导。

The proposal will install and operate an all-sky camera in the vacinity of Nothern Michigan University in collaboration with Cornell University. The all sky images from the camera will overlap and extend the east-west coverage possible when combined with the imager operated by Boston University at the Millstone Hill Observatory. Investigations using these data will focus on the equatorward edge of the diffuse aurora. The particular phenomena to be investigated are the large scale undulations along this edge often observed during times of enhanced magnetic activity. The observations will be coupled with ionospheric plasma convection measurements using the Millstone Hill incoherent scatter radar. The project involves undergraduate students at Northern Michigan University who will learn image processing techniques to manipulate the images. The auroral science will be mentored via strong electronic collaboration links to be established between NMU and Cornell.