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\section{Budget Justification}
\label{sec:budget}

One of the objectives of this project is to develop a rapid data
pipeline and web accessible archive for the atmospheric data being
taken.  In order to make this possible a PC computer is requested in
order to establish a dedicated automatic data reduction facility and
web server for rapid reduction and dissemination of data produced by
this project.  In most cases data should be available on the web
within 24 hours of its acquisition in Antarctica.

This proposal also requests an undergraduate assistant for a few hours
each week during the period of the project.  This student will be
intimately involved in data reduction and will be responsible for
developing and setting up the automated data reduction pipeline.  With
the PI's supervision, these tasks should be well within the
capabilities of an average undergraduate and will be tremendously
educational for the student.

In the second year of the project, an additional PC is requested to
facilitate additional data reduction, analysis and paper writing tasks
by the PI and undergraduate assistant.  These tasks are essential to
support the goals of the project in disseminating data and appropriate
analysis via publication in peer-reviewed journals.

The PI for this project is primarily affiliated with the AST/RO
project (a separate NSF OPP grant).  The leadership of the AST/RO
team have agreed to release Dr.~Martin's time as required to work
on this project.  Therefore this proposal requests funding for the
time Dr.~Martin will spend working on this project as well as for
supervision of the undergraduates involved.

Collaboration with other projects studying the polar atmosphere is
necessary in order to make the best use of the data acquired by this
project.  In order to facilitate these collaborations travel funds are
requested for the PI and undergraduate to visit with these other
teams once a year.  Conferences are also a vital way of exchanging
information and facilitating contacts between other researchers, thus
travel for the PI and student to one conference a year is requested.

Finally, published papers describing the results of this work are
expected and so funding for page charges is requested.

%\subsection{Year 1}
%\label{sec:bud:year1}

%\subsection{Year 2}
%\label{sec:bud:year2}

%\subsection{Year 3}
%\label{sec:bud:year3}

