The Fifteen (15th) International Symposium on Equatorial Aeronomy (ISEA); Ahmedabad, India; October 22-26, 2018

本次会议拨款要求资助14名学生和年轻研究人员参加2018年10月22日至26日在印度艾哈迈达巴德举行的第15届赤道航空国际研讨会（ISEA）。ISEA是大约每四年举行一次的重要国际会议。来自世界各地的科学家聚集在一起交流思想，规划观测活动，并听取低纬度大气和电离层物理的最新科学发展。自1972年以来，所有过去研讨会的报告都作为同行评议期刊特别版的一部分发表。在ISEA上展示的科学进步促进了对电离层-热层-磁层耦合及其对通信和导航的影响的理解。ISEA设在印度将鼓励印度和非洲次大陆发展中国家的年轻研究人员参加会议，并将他们与发达国家的研究人员联系起来。参加这次会议可能会在大气和空间科学领域领导一支全球性的、多样化的工作队伍。该奖项反映了美国国家科学基金会的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的知识价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。

This conference grant requests funds to enable 14 students and young investigators to attend the 15th International Symposium on Equatorial Aeronomy (ISEA) in Ahmedabad, India during October 22-26, 2018. The ISEA is a major international conference held approximately quadrennially. Scientists from around the world gather to exchange ideas, plan observing campaigns, and listen to the latest scientific developments on the low-latitude atmospheric and ionospheric physics. Since 1972, presentations from all past workshops are published as part of special editions of peer-reviewed journals. Scientific advances showcased at the ISEA advance understanding of ionosphere-thermosphere-magnetosphere coupling, and impacts upon communication and navigation. The location of the ISEA in India will encourage attendance from young researchers in developing nations in the Indian and African subcontinents and connect them to researchers from developed nations. Attendance of this conference can potentially lead a global, diverse workforce in the atmospheric and space sciences.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.