CEDAR: Airglow Imaging of Atmospheric Gravity Waves

Information

• NSF Award
• 9415895

Owner

• Lockheed Missiles & Space Company, Inc.

• Award Id

  9415895

• Award Effective Date

  1/15/1995 - 30 years ago

• Award Expiration Date

  12/31/1996 - 28 years ago

• Award Amount

  $ 99,625.00

• Award Instrument

  Continuing grant

This project involves the study of atmospheric gravity waves (AGWs) using airglow imaging data. Gravity waves are important to the mesopause region for, among other things, their effect on dynamics as well as a provision of a major energy source for the region. This is a true CEDAR link coupling the troposphere to the middle and upper atmosphere. AGWs, primarily generated in the troposphere, propagate horizontally and vertically to the upper mesosphere and lower thermosphere, causing perturbations to the atmospheric airglow layers. These perturbations act as tracers of the AGWs as they provide a signature for their horizontal wavelength, apparent phase speed, source directions, amplitude, and related wave parameters. This project, a follow-up study to the ANLC/ALOHA program, will continue the evolution of gravity wave exploration through participation in the Starfire Optical Range Experiment, a measurement program at Utah State University and the Bear Lake Observatory, and a study of the sources of AGW through analysis of phase fronts from the all-sky data base.

• Program Officer

  Sunanda Basu

• Min Amd Letter Date

  1/26/1995 - 30 years ago

• Max Amd Letter Date

  11/29/1995 - 29 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

  John

• Last Name

  Doolittle

• Email Address

  doolittle@spasci.com

• Start Date

  1/26/1995 12:00:00 AM

• First Name

  Gary

• Last Name

  Swenson

• Email Address

  swenson1@illinois.edu

• Start Date

  1/26/1995 12:00:00 AM

• Name

  Space

• Code

  205000

• Name

  Atmospheric Sciences

• Code

  41

• Text

  AERONOMY

• Code

  1521

• Text

  SOLAR INFLUENCES

• Code

  1323

• Text

  ENVIRONMENT AND GLOBAL CHANGE