Details of Award
NERC Reference : NER/G/S/2003/00014
A meteor radar at Rothera for studies of the mesosphere and lower thermosphere.
Grant Award
- Principal Investigator:
- Professor N Mitchell, University of Bath, Electronic and Electrical Engineering
- Co-Investigator:
- Professor PJ Espy, NTNU (Norwegian Uni of Sci & Technology), Natural Sciences and Technology
- Grant held at:
- University of Bath, Electronic and Electrical Engineering
- Science Area:
- Atmospheric
- Overall Classification:
- Atmospheric
- ENRIs:
- Global Change
- Science Topics:
- Upper Atmos Process & Geospace
- Large Scale Dynamics/Transport
- Climate & Climate Change
- Abstract:
- We propose to deploy a Skiymet meteor radar at Rothera (68?S, 68?W) in the Antarctic. The radar will continuously measure the dynamics and temperature of the mesosphere and lower thermosphere (MLT) at heights of ~ 80 - 100 km. The radar will be used with an existing, identical, radar in the Arctic at the conjugate latitude of 68?N to produce accurate climatologies of winds, waves and tides - and to quantify the differences between the Antarctic and Arctic MLT (using identical radars eliminates otherwise fatal relative measurement biases). Studies will investigate how these differences are related to the different populations of waves in each hemisphere. Other studies will use the co-located MF radar to carefully examine meteor/MF-radar biases, apply a developing technique to measure temperature and perform collaborative measurements with the Fe lidar and airglow instruments.
- NERC Reference:
- NER/G/S/2003/00014
- Grant Stage:
- Completed
- Scheme:
- AFI Pre FEC
- Grant Status:
- Closed
- Programme:
- AFI
This grant award has a total value of £289,523
FDAB - Financial Details (Award breakdown by headings)
| Total - T&S | Total - Staff | Total - Other Costs | Total - Equipment | Total - Indirect Costs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| £8,071 | £99,527 | £9,332 | £126,811 | £45,782 |
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