Collaborative Research: CEDAR--Planetary Scale Waves in the Ionosphere Using Arecibo and COSMIC

合作研究：CEDAR——使用阿雷西博和 COSMIC 测量电离层中的行星尺度波

• 批准号: 1042223
• 负责人: Qihou Zhou
• 金额: $ 6.02万
• 依托单位: Miami University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 2011
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2011-03-01 至 2014-02-28
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1042223&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Collaborative; Research; CEDAR; Planetary; Scale

This project is to utilize a combination of new and existing space- and ground-based data to characterize the mechanisms and pathways by which large-scale atmospheric wave drivers are able to modify the low-latitude ionospheric dynamo and subsequent motion and density of the whole ionosphere. The region of wave-ionosphere interaction and vertical coupling will be observed directly using the highly precise Arecibo incoherent scatter radar (ISR) in Puerto Rico, while COSMIC satellite measurements of ionospheric electron density, TIMED satellite wind measurements, and ground-based GPS measurements of total electron content will be used to identify the global structure of planetary-scale waves that underlie the observations. An initial focus of the analysis will use existing data from these platforms acquired during a major stratospheric warming event and strong ionospheric wave activity, and new ISR data will be acquired from Arecibo Observatory as part of the project. This work will support the education and research training of a postdoctoral researcher and a graduate student as well as involve research participation by undergraduates. This collaborative effort is a partnership between two universities, the National Center for Atmospheric Research, and Arecibo Observatory.

该项目是利用新的和现有的空间和地面数据的组合来表征大型大气波驱动因素能够修改整个电离层的低纬度电离层发电机以及随后的运动和密度的机制和途径。将直接观察到波多黎各中的高度精确的Arecibo不连贯的散点雷达（ISR），而宇宙层的卫星测量值将直接观察到波动层相互作用和垂直耦合区域，而电离层电子密度的宇宙卫星测量，定时的卫星卫星测量值，以及全局的GPS GPS测量值，用于全局的GPS测量。观察。该分析的初始重点将使用在主要的平流层变暖事件和强烈的电离层波活动中获取的这些平台的现有数据，并将新的ISR数据从Arecibo天文台获取为项目的一部分。这项工作将支持博士后研究人员和研究生的教育和研究培训，并涉及本科生的研究参与。这项合作努力是两所大学，国家大气研究中心和Arecibo天文台之间的合作伙伴关系。