Radar Studies of the Low and Mid Latitude Ionosphere

低纬度和中纬度电离层的雷达研究

• 批准号: 9731704
• 负责人: Bela Fejer
• 金额: $ 33万
• 依托单位: Utah State University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 1998
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 1998-06-01 至 2001-05-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=9731704&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Radar; Studies; Low; Mid; Latitude

The investigators continue studying ionospheric electrodynamics from equatorial to midlatitudes using incoherent scatter radar and Fabry-Perot interferometer measurements, as well as global convection, thermospheric, and ionospheric numerical models. They attempt to understand electrodynamic and neutral atmospheric transport processes, test global convection and ionospheric circulation models, and develop global predictive storm-time dependent self-consistent ionospheric electric field and thermospheric neutral wind models. The project consists of two components: (1) studying storm-time dependent response of ionospheric and thermospheric transport processes using extensive incoherent scatter radar observations and nighttime Fabry-Perot interferometer data, and (2) studying the variability of electrodynamic processes using new radar and Fabry-Perot data with largely enhanced data taking and analysis techniques.

研究人员继续使用非相干散射雷达和法布里-珀罗干涉仪测量以及全球对流、热层和电离层数值模型研究从赤道到中纬度的电离层电动力学。 他们试图了解电动和中性大气传输过程，测试全球对流和电离层环流模型，并开发全球预测风暴时间依赖自洽电离层电场和热层中性风模型。 该项目由两部分组成：（1）利用广泛的非相干散射雷达观测和夜间法布里-珀罗干涉仪数据，研究电离层和热层传输过程随风暴时间变化的反应;（2）利用新的雷达和法布里-珀罗数据，利用大大增强的数据采集和分析技术，研究电动过程的可变性。