CEDAR: Middle Atmosphere Studies Above Logan, Utah Using the Consortium Lidar Facility

CEDAR：使用联盟激光雷达设施对犹他州洛根上空的中层大气进行研究

• 批准号: 9525829
• 负责人: Vincent Wickwar
• 金额: $ 7.75万
• 依托单位: Utah State University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 1996
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 1996-07-15 至 1997-06-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=9525829&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: CEDAR; Middle; Atmosphere; Studies; Above

The investigators will study the density and temperature structure of the middle atmosphere using two lidars at Utah State University. A Rayleigh scatter lidar will measure temperatures in the altitude range from 30 to 90 km, while a resonance lidar will probe the atmosphere between 80 and 105 km altitude. The existing Rayleigh lidar will be repaired and operated for about 100 hours during the coming winter. The alexandrite lidar, currently being developed, will be deployed and tested. The coordinated observations with co-located optical instruments will allow studies of the dynamics of the middle atmosphere, including gravity waves, neutral winds, and mesospheric inversion layers.***

研究人员将使用犹他州立大学的两台激光雷达研究中层大气的密度和温度结构。 瑞利散射激光雷达将测量 30 至 90 公里高度范围内的温度，而共振激光雷达将探测 80 至 105 公里高度之间的大气层。 现有的瑞利激光雷达将在即将到来的冬季进行修复并运行约100小时。 目前正在开发的紫翠玉激光雷达将进行部署和测试。 与同一地点的光学仪器进行协调观测将有助于研究中层大气的动力学，包括重力波、中性风和中层逆温层。***