AGS-FIRP Track 1: Enhancing Undergraduate Education of the Planetary Boundary Layer during the 2024 Solar Eclipse

AGS-FIRP 第 1 轨道：加强 2024 年日食期间行星边界层的本科教育

• 批准号: 2336464
• 负责人: Kevin Goebbert
• 金额: $ 4.98万
• 依托单位: Valparaiso University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2024
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2024-02-15 至 2025-01-31
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2336464&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: AGS; FIRP; Track; Enhancing; Undergraduate

The project team will conduct an educational deployment of the Facilities for Atmospheric Research and Education (FARE) Community Instrumentation and Facilities (CIF) University of Wisconsin-Madison Space Science and Engineering Center’s Portable Atmospheric Research Center (SPARC) facility in order to leverage the April 2024 total solar eclipse to investigate the dynamics of the planetary boundary layer (PBL) near Valparaiso University. The SPARC will be used primarily to provide undergraduate meteorology students practical experience with real-world data collection, data analysis, and data interpretation within the atmospheric sciences. In particular, the students will gain a deeper understanding of the diurnal transition of the PBL compared to the rapid transition that might occur during the solar eclipse. The data to be collected will provide new insights into the impact of solar eclipses on PBL dynamics and will serve as a valuable educational and outreach opportunity for undergraduate and high school students.The SPARC facility is requested with the High Spectral Resolution Lidar (HSRL) and the Atmospheric Emitted Radiance Interferometer (AERI), and SPARC will be deployed at a strategic location along the eclipse totality path where the chance of clear skies is highest. Collected data will be compared to balloon launches and vertical profile measurements by a microwave radiometer taken in Valparaiso. While there is the potential for cloud cover during the total solar eclipse, alternative science questions can be addressed based on the observations that could still be taken with the SPARC facility. A one-credit preparatory course for meteorology students at Valparaiso University will be developed. Additionally, outreach to local high schools will be conducted.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.

项目团队将对大气研究和教育设施 (FARE) 社区仪器和设施 (CIF) 威斯康星大学麦迪逊分校空间科学与工程中心的便携式大气研究中心 (SPARC) 设施进行教育部署，以便利用 4 月份的成果2024 年日全食研究瓦尔帕莱索大学附近的行星边界层 (PBL) 动力学，SPARC 将主要用于为本科气象学学生提供现实世界的实践经验。特别是，与日食期间可能发生的快速转变相比，学生将更深入地了解大气科学中的数据收集、数据分析和数据解释。提供关于日食对 PBL 动力学影响的新见解，并将为本科生和高中生提供宝贵的教育和推广机会。SPARC 设施需要高光谱分辨率激光雷达 (HSRL) 和大气发射辐射干涉仪 (AERI) 和 SPARC 将部署在日全食路径上晴朗天空可能性最高的战略位置，并将与气球发射和在瓦尔帕莱索进行的微波辐射计的垂直剖面测量进行比较。日全食期间可能会出现云层覆盖，但可以根据仍然可以通过 SPARC 设施为气象学生提供的一学分预备课程的观测来解决替代科学问题。将开发瓦尔帕莱索大学。此外，还将对当地高中进行推广。该奖项反映了 NSF 的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的智力价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。