CAREER: Large Scale Electrodynamic Coupling between the Troposphere, Mesosphere and Ionosphere due to Lightning in Weather Systems

职业：天气系统中闪电引起的对流层、中间层和电离层之间的大规模电动力耦合

• 批准号: 0134838
• 负责人: Victor Pasko
• 金额: $ 35.06万
• 依托单位: Pennsylvania State Univ University Park
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 2002
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2002-03-01 至 2008-02-29
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0134838&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: CAREER; Large; Scale; Electrodynamic; Coupling

Support is requested for a CAREER development plan at Penn State University which synergistically integrates research and education activities in the area of atmospheric aeronomy and electrodynamics, and space plasma physics. The PI and his undergraduate and graduate students will develop a dynamic research program at Penn State directed on understanding of the recently discovered large scale luminous phenomena in the Earth's atmosphere above active thunderstorm systems. The proposed research project will provide answers to critical questions concerning large scale energetic effects of lighting discharges on the upper regions of the Earth's atmosphere and implications of the associated energy depositions for the thermal and chemical balance of these regions. Specific educational activities of the proposed CAREER plan include development of a multi-disciplinary computer experiment laboratory for undergraduate and graduate students at Penn State majoring in Electrical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering and Nuclear Engineering, incorporation of the elements of proposed research in undergraduate education, including active involvement of undergraduate students in proposed research activities during summer time periods, and providing active mentoring and training for undergraduate and graduate students.

请求支持宾夕法尼亚州立大学的职业发展计划，该计划协同整合大气航空学和电动力学以及空间等离子体物理学领域的研究和教育活动。 首席研究员和他的本科生和研究生将在宾夕法尼亚州立大学开发一个动态研究项目，旨在了解最近在活跃雷暴系统上方的地球大气层中发现的大规模发光现象。 拟议的研究项目将为有关照明放电对地球大气上部区域的大规模能量影响以及相关能量沉积对这些区域的热和化学平衡的影响的关键问题提供答案。 拟议的职业计划的具体教育活动包括为宾夕法尼亚州立大学电气工程、航空航天工程和核工程专业的本科生和研究生开发一个多学科计算机实验实验室，将拟议研究的要素纳入本科教育，包括积极的研究让本科生在夏季期间参与拟议的研究活动，并为本科生和研究生提供积极的指导和培训。