Establishment of a Patrol Imager at AEOS for Space Weather and Mesospheric Studies

摘要: Abstract : Researchers at Cornell University have developed, implemented, and begun to reap the scientific benefits of a dual camera/Global Positioning System installed Advanced Electro-Optic on top Haleakala Volcano island Maui, Hawaii. This effort was special AFOSR addition joint NSF/AFOSR Maui MLT initiative constituted major contribution by National Space Weather program. Images unprecedented quality been obtained detailing development motion severe convective ionospheric storms thunderstorms. These data led three Geophysical Research Letters publications, including one that featured cover. One paper laid groundwork for using future geostationary images phenomena providing ground truth orbital imaging such storms. Two technology transfers were accomplished: airglow camera software transferred national center, method predicting Air Force Laboratory. A statistical study in press has important supporting upcoming Communication/Navigation Outage Forecast System. The papers are as follows: "Observations equatorial spread-F from Haleakala, Hawaii," M.C. Kelley, J.J. Makela, B.M. Ledvina, PM. Kintner, 29(20), 2003; "Field-aligned 777.4-nm composite plasma depletions," Makela 30(8), "The first coordinated ground- space-based optical observations bubbles," L.J. Paxton, F. Kamaladabi, J.M. Comberiate, H. Kil, 30(14), 2003. (5 figures, 13 refs.)