Initial analysis of neutral winds and temperatures from the NATION FPIs

Initial analysis of neutral winds and temperatures from the

NATION FPIsD. J. Fisher (UIUC) T. M. Duly (UIUC)T. W. Gehrels (UIUC) M. W. Castellez (PARI)M. Coicca (EKU) J. J. Makela (UIUC)J. W. Meriwether (Clemson) A. J. Ridley (UMich)

Current NATION Overview• Four FPIs running:

– ANN– UAO– EKU– PAR

• Collect 630.0 redline emission

• Automated dynamic control of measurement direction

Temperature Averages - ANN

Temperature Averages - UAO

Temperature Averages – PAR

Meridional Wind Averages - ANN

Meridional Wind Averages - UAO

Meridional Wind Averages – PAR

Zonal Wind Averages - ANN

Zonal Wind Averages - UAO

Zonal Wind Averages – PAR

Typical Night Example

Geomagnetic Storm Example

Summary/Future Work• Four test sites for NATION have been running for

almost a full year• One year of mid-latitude wind and temperature data

• Further stormanalysis

• Model comparisons

• Add new sitesto NATION