Observational Studies of Transient, Planetary-Scale Features in the Mesosphere

提出了杜克大学高层大气遥感研究与教育一体化的职业发展规划。研究部分的重点是开发和实施一种新的宽带无线电技术，旨在检测来自闪电的无线电信号。通过对这些观测数据的分析，利用宽带信号在电离层波导中传播的三维模型，通过层析反演来研究这些信号的频率色散，从而研究电离层等离子体的水平和垂直分布。教育部分的目标是课程开发，研究生和本科生的培训和指导，并将拟议研究的要素纳入课堂和实验室教学。

Abstract for Liebermann A CAREER development plan for the integration of research and education in the area of upper atmospheric remote sensing at Duke University is proposed. The research component focuses on the development and implementation of a new broadband radio technique designed to detect radio signals from lightning bolts. The analysis of these observations would examine the frequency dispersion of these signals to study the horizontal and vertical distribution of ionospheric plasma by a tomographic inversion using a three dimensional model of the propagation of broadband signals through the ionospheric waveguide. The educational component is aimed at curriculum development, graduate and undergraduate student training and mentoring, and incorporating elements of the proposed research into classroom and laboratory teaching.