CEDAR: Plasma Layers and Tides in the Lower Thermosphere

该项目将继续研究下降的潮汐层。PI的目的是研究地层的成分，以及随着地层高度的下降，成分如何变化。这些层也应该是关于低热层主要潮汐模式的信息源。具体地说，他想问：(1)层形成所需的条件，(2)金属离子在下降过程中如何以及何时进入层，以及(3)下降层的气候学表示如何与较低热层中的潮汐理论相比较。

This project will continue studying descending tidal layers. The PI intends to study the composition of layers and how the composition changes as the layer descends in altitude. The layers should also be information sources on the dominant tidal modes of the lower thermosphere. Specifically, he wishes to question: (1) conditions required for formation of the layers, (2) how and when, during its descent, metallic ions enter a layer, and (3) how climatological representations of descending layers compare with the theory of tides in the lower thermosphere.***