Ionospheric electron densities above crustal magnetic anomalies on Mars

火星地壳磁异常上方的电离层电子密度

• 批准号: 1515987
• 负责人: Carlos Martinis
• 金额: $ 36.82万
• 依托单位: Trustees of Boston University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2015
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2015-08-01 至 2018-07-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1515987&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Ionospheric; electron; densities; above; crustal

This program will develop a 2-dimensional map of the ionosphere of Mars using a combination of numerical models and MARSIS radar sounder measurements. The results will be used to explore the relationship between the structure of the ionosphere and crustal magnetic anomalies.In terms of broader impacts, the work will train a female postdoctoral researcher of underrepresented ethnicity, a graduate student, and a succession of undergraduate students. It will stimulate comparative work involving Earth's auroral ionosphere, which will encourage the transfer of ideas and methods between terrestrial and planetary disciplines.

该项目将利用数值模型和MARSIS雷达测深测量相结合，绘制出火星电离层的二维地图。这些结果将用于探索电离层结构与地壳磁异常之间的关系。就更广泛的影响而言，这项工作将培养一名未被充分代表的种族的女性博士后研究员、一名研究生和一系列本科生。它将刺激涉及地球极光电离层的比较工作，这将鼓励地球和行星学科之间思想和方法的转移。