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

该项目的重点是了解引起赤道温度和风异常（ETWA）的机制及其与低纬电离层结构的关系。 这项研究将需要彻底了解低纬度热层-电离层系统的特点，包括其动态、温度、组成、电离层密度和电动力学之间的复杂相互作用。 由此产生的知识将导致必要的电动强迫重现极端条件下ETWA观测的定义。 最后，PI将确定模型模拟的E和F区域风场和电导率场是否可以生成真实的电场特征。

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.