12th International Symposium on Equatorial Aeronomy (ISEA); Crete, Greece; May 12-24, 2008

该奖项是为了支持将于2008年5月18日至24日在希腊克里特岛举行的第12届赤道高层大气物理学国际研讨会（ISEA）。 ISEA是研究低纬度大气层和电离层的研究人员的主要会议场所，包括他们与其他纬度和海拔地区的耦合。 会议每三到四年举行一次;最近的会议吸引了100多名与会者，包括学生和博士后。 过去的会议成果已作为《大气、太阳和地球物理学杂志》的特刊发表; ISEA-11发表了18篇论文，ISEA-10发表了30篇论文。 根据ISEA-12所作介绍编写的论文将在《地球物理年鉴》的一个特别部分发表。低层和中层大气动力学、中间层和热层动力学、电离层电动力学、大气层/电离层耦合、等离子体不规则性和不稳定性、空间天气效应和诊断，以及对新技术、趋势、和实验。 会议将有11个口头会议，4个海报会议，预计将接待120至150名与会者，包括30至40名研究生。 这个奖项是为了使美国学生和科学家能够参加这个重要的国际会议。 资金优先将给予学生。

This award is to support the 12th International Symposium on Equatorial Aeronomy (ISEA), to be held in Crete, Greece from May 18 to 24, 2008. The ISEA is the premier meeting venue for researchers working on the low latitude atmosphere and ionosphere, including their coupling with other latitudinal and altitudinal regions. The meetings occur every three to four years; the most recent past meetings have attracted 100 or more attendees, including students and postdocs. Past meeting results have been published as a special issue of the Journal of Atmospheric, Solar, and Terrestrial Physics; 18 papers were published from ISEA-11 and thirty papers from ISEA-10. Papers based on presentations from ISEA-12 will be published in a special section of the Annales Geophysicae.ISEA-12 will cover a wide range of research areas: lower and middle atmosphere dynamics, mesosphere and thermosphere dynamics, ionospheric electrodynamics, atmosphere/ionosphere coupling, plasma irregularities and instabilities, and space weather effects and diagnostics, as well as descriptions and discussions of new techniques, trends, and experiments. The meeting will have 11 oral sessions, four poster sessions, and anticipates hosting 120 to 150 participants, including 30 to 40 graduate students. This award is to enable attendance at this important international conference by US students and scientists. First priority for funding will be given to students.