Antarctic Auroral Imaging

Information

• NSF Award
• 9118838

Owner

• Lockheed Missiles & Space Company, Inc.

• Award Id

  9118838

• Award Effective Date

  6/1/1992 - 32 years ago

• Award Expiration Date

  5/31/1996 - 28 years ago

• Award Amount

  $ 277,624.00

• Award Instrument

  Continuing grant

This project uses a two wavelength (4278 and 6300 A) intensified optical all sky imager which was especially developed for this project to make digital and video images of the aurora above South Pole Station. The objective is to investigate the electrodynamics of the polar cap and cleft regions by making measurements of the auroral precipitation patterns and interpret the results in terms coordinated observations of magnetic, radio wave absorption images and high frequency coherent scatter radar measurements. It is hoped that understanding can be gained about the source regions and energization mechanisms of auroral particles and other forms of energy inputs into the high latitude atmosphere. The Lockheed Space Sciences Laboratory is uniquely qualified to make these measurements.

• Program Officer

  John T. Lynch

• Min Amd Letter Date

  5/28/1992 - 32 years ago

• Max Amd Letter Date

  5/22/1996 - 28 years ago

• ARRA Amount

• Name

  Lockheed Missiles and Space Company Inc

• City

  Palo Alto

• State

  CA

• Country

  United States

• Address

  3251 Hanover Street

• Postal Code

  943041121

• Phone Number

  6504242007

• First Name

  Richard

• Last Name

  Rairden

• Email Address

  rairden@agena.space.lockheed.com

• Start Date

  6/1/1992 12:00:00 AM

• First Name

  John

• Last Name

  Doolittle

• Email Address

  doolittle@spasci.com

• Start Date

  6/1/1992 12:00:00 AM

• First Name

  Stephen

• Last Name

  Mende

• Email Address

  mende@ssl.berkeley.edu

• Start Date

  5/4/1994 12:00:00 AM

• End Date

  05/22/1996

• Name

  Polar Programs-Related

• Code

  311000

• Name

  Atmospheric Sciences

• Code

  41

• Text

  Antarctic Astrophys&Geosp Sci

• Code

  5115

• Text

  UNASSIGNED

• Code

  0

• Text

  SOLAR INFLUENCES

• Code

  1323

• Text

  OTHER RESEARCH OR EDUCATION