Acquisition of a Mobile Tower System for Interdisciplinary Atmospheric Research

采购用于跨学科大气研究的移动塔系统

• 批准号: 0949263
• 负责人: Ryan Emanuel
• 金额: $ 19.14万
• 依托单位: North Carolina State University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2011
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2011-05-15 至 2013-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0949263&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Acquisition; Mobile; Tower; System; Interdisciplinary

0949263EmanuelThis award will fund acquisition of a mobile land-atmosphere research tower allowing flux measurements in the Southern Appalachian Mountains which are stressed by land use changes, pollution, development, invasive organisms and climate change. The proposed instrumentation will support understanding interactions between terrestrial and atmospheric environments. The tower system will be used in short- to intermediate-term mass and energy fluxes measurements over southern Appalachian landscapes; trace gas and aerosol sample collection for assessing regional air quality and climate issues; atmospheric deposition studies and deposition controls on southern Appalachian landscapes; high precision precipitation data collection for understanding precipitation processes and controlling factors in the region; and experimental design flexibility that cannot be achieved with a similarly equipped fixed tower. The instrumentation will support multiple departments including Geology, Biology, Chemistry, Geography and Physics and will also support the Appalachian Atmospheric Interdisciplinary Research (ApplAIR) Program. The latter program supports regional issues with air quality, meteorology, climate and bioshpere-atmospheric interactions. The requested mobile towers will support the permanent tower currently operated through AppAIR. The instrument will incorporated into student research projects and coursework within the five relevant departments and will serve an interdisciplinary program in Environmental Science. Field work will be coordinated with the McKinney Geological Teaching Museum for public outreach. The PI will leverage NSF research funding for transporting and deploying the tower systems. Use will be prioritized by the PI with preference given to funded research projects. The PI has ample experience setting up, deploying and using the requested field-based instrumentation. ***

0949263Emanuel 该奖项将资助收购一座移动陆地大气研究塔，以便在南阿巴拉契亚山脉进行通量测量，该山脉受到土地利用变化、污染、发展、入侵生物和气候变化的压力。拟议的仪器将支持理解陆地和大气环境之间的相互作用。该塔系统将用于阿巴拉契亚山脉南部景观的短期到中期质量和能量通量测量；收集微量气体和气溶胶样本，以评估区域空气质量和气候问题；阿巴拉契亚南部景观的大气沉降研究和沉降控制； 高精度降水数据采集，用于了解该地区的降水过程和控制因素；以及实验设计的灵活性是类似装备的固定塔无法实现的。该仪器将支持多个部门，包括地质学、生物学、化学、地理和物理学，还将支持阿巴拉契亚大气跨学科研究（ApplAIR）计划。后一个计划支持空气质量、气象、气候和生物圈-大气相互作用等区域问题。所请求的移动塔将支持目前通过 AppAIR 运营的永久塔。该仪器将纳入五个相关院系的学生研究项目和课程作业，并将服务于环境科学的跨学科项目。现场工作将与麦金尼地质教学博物馆协调，以进行公众宣传。 PI 将利用 NSF 研究经费来运输和部署塔式系统。 PI 将优先考虑使用，并优先考虑资助的研究项目。 PI 在设置、部署和使用所需的现场仪器方面拥有丰富的经验。 ***