EAGER: Surface Skin Temperature Mapping by Ultralight Aircraft and Undergraduate Participation for Stable Atmospheric Variability ANd Transport (SAVANT)

EAGER：超轻型飞机表面皮肤温度测绘和本科生参与稳定大气变化和运输（SAVANT）

• 批准号: 1844426
• 负责人: Ankur Desai
• 金额: $ 4.73万
• 依托单位: University of Wisconsin-Madison
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2018
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2018-08-15 至 2019-07-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1844426&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: EAGER; Surface; Skin; Temperature; Mapping

The Stable Atmospheric Variability and Transport field experiment will be conducted in the Fall of 2018 in central Illinois. The goal of the campaign is to measure very low-level air flow in gentle terrain. This kind of study requires high-density temperature measurements of the field site. This award will provide airborne measurements of surface temperature from an infrared camera that will help to fill in the gaps between the ground-based measurements. The camera will be mounted on an ultralight aircraft, which is able to fly very low and very slow, while not running into the same restrictions as many unmanned aircraft. The additional instruments will enhance the ability of the project to answer questions about micro-meteorological conditions that are relevant to agriculture and hazardous materials release. The project will also serve as an initial demonstration for a new observing platform and provide valuable field research opportunities for students.This award is for the collection of airborne radiometric observations of surface skin temperatures during the Stable Atmospheric Variability and Transport (known as SAVANT) field campaign. SAVANT is an NSF-funded field study investigating the dynamics of radiatively-driven cold air drainage flows in shallow gullies. The campaign has a variety of ground based sensors for temperature and this award will enhance those measurements by providing 2D maps of surface skin temperature using a FLIR Duo Pro R thermal camera. The novel aspect of the campaign is that the camera would be flown on a manned ultralight aircraft, which is a platform that does not have significant usage in the atmospheric science community. The researchers will also deploy a UAS that is capable of carrying the camera as a risk mitigation strategy.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.

稳定的大气变异性和运输场实验将于2018年秋季在伊利诺伊州中部进行。 该运动的目的是在柔和的地形中衡量非常低级的空气流量。 这种研究需要对现场位点进行高密度温度测量。 该奖项将对红外摄像机的表面温度进行空中测量，这将有助于填补基于地面的测量之间的空白。 该相机将安装在超轻飞机上，该飞机能够飞行非常低且非常缓慢，而没有像许多无人飞机相同的限制。 额外的工具将增强项目回答与农业和危险材料释放相关的微型气象条件的问题的能力。 该项目还将作为新的观测平台的初步演示，并为学生提供有价值的现场研究机会。该奖项是为了收集稳定的大气变异性和运输（称为Savant）现场运动期间表面皮肤温度的空中辐射测量。 Savant是一项由NSF资助的现场研究，研究了浅沟渠中辐射驱动的冷空气流量的动力学。 该活动具有多种基于地面的温度传感器，该奖项将通过使用Flir Duo Pro Pro Thermal摄像头提供2D地表皮肤温度来增强这些测量。 该活动的新颖方面是，摄像机将乘坐载人的超轻型飞机，该飞机在大气科学界没有大​​量用途的平台。 研究人员还将部署能够携带摄像机作为降低风险策略的UAS。该奖项反映了NSF的法定任务，并被认为值得通过基金会的知识分子优点和更广泛的影响来通过评估来提供支持。