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.

该项目将利用新的和现有的天基和地面数据的组合来描述大规模大气波驱动器能够改变低纬度电离层发电机以及随后的整体运动和密度的机制和路径。电离层。将使用波多黎各的高精度阿雷西博非相干散射雷达（ISR）直接观测波-电离层相互作用和垂直耦合区域，同时使用 COSMIC 卫星测量电离层电子密度、TIMED 卫星风测量和地面 GPS 测量总电子含量将用于确定观测结果背后的行星尺度波的整体结构。分析的最初重点将使用在重大平流层变暖事件和强电离层波活动期间从这些平台获取的现有数据，作为该项目的一部分，将从阿雷西博天文台获取新的ISR数据。这项工作将支持博士后研究员和研究生的教育和研究培训，以及本科生的研究参与。这项合作是国家大气研究中心和阿雷西博天文台两所大学之间的合作伙伴关系。