SGER: Medium Frequency (MF) Radar Measurements in Support of the Thermosphere, Ionosphere, Mesosphere, Energetics and Dynamics (TIMED) Satellite Mission

Information

• NSF Award
• 0218206

Owner

• Utah State University Research Foundation

• Award Id

  0218206

• Award Effective Date

  6/1/2002 - 22 years ago

• Award Expiration Date

  5/31/2004 - 20 years ago

• Award Amount

  $ 43,386.00

• Award Instrument

  Standard Grant

The recent successful launch of the Thermosphere, Ionosphere, Mesosphere, Energetics and Dynamics (TIMED) satellite presents a unique opportunity to obtain global measurements of the mesosphere that can be coordinated with ground-based instrumentation to further our understanding of the dynamics of this important region. This Small Grant for Exploratory Research (SGER) project requests support for ground-based Medium Frequency (MF) radar measurements using the Imaging Doppler Interferometry (IDI) technique as implemented on the dynasonde operating at the Utah State University Bear Lake Observatory. Because the IDI technique is viewed by many within the aeronomy community as being controversial, this study will also carry out a detailed analysis of coordinated meteor wind measurements, as well as undertaking a correlation analysis using similar measurements acquired with an MF radar being operated at the Platteville site in Colorado.

• Program Officer

  Robert M. Robinson

• Min Amd Letter Date

  5/1/2002 - 22 years ago

• Max Amd Letter Date

  6/26/2003 - 21 years ago

• ARRA Amount

• Name

  Utah State University Research Foundation

• City

  Logan

• State

  UT

• Country

  United States

• Address

  1695 North Research Park Way

• Postal Code

  843411947

• Phone Number

  4357133060

• First Name

  Frank

• Last Name

  Berkey

• Email Address

  ftb@cc.usu.edu

• Start Date

  5/1/2002 12:00:00 AM

• Name

  Space

• Code

  205000