CEDAR: A Study of the Low Latitude Ionosphere and the Equatorial Temperature and Wind Anomaly

本项目的重点是了解赤道温度和风异常（ETWA）的产生机制及其与低纬度电离层结构的关系。这项研究需要深入了解低纬度热层-电离层系统的特征，包括其动力学、温度、组成、电离层密度和电动力学的复杂相互作用。由此产生的知识将导致在ETWA观测期间重现极端条件所必需的电动力强迫的定义。最后，PI将确定模型模拟的E区和F区风场和电导率场是否能产生真实的电场特征。

The focus of this project is understanding the mechanisms causing the equatorial temperature and wind anomaly (ETWA) and its relationship to the structure of the low-latitude ionosphere. This study will require a thorough understanding of the characteristics of the low-latitude thermosphere-ionosphere system, including the complex interaction of its dynamics, temperature, composition, ionospheric density and electrodynamics. Resulting knowledge will lead to a definition of the electrodynamic forcing necessary to reproduce the extreme conditions during ETWA observations. Finally, the PI will determine if the E and F region wind and conductivity fields simulated by the model can generate realistic electric field signatures.