Polar and auroral dynamics

我将研究来自南极的南极光。它环绕着南极大陆，特别是白天的极光将接近头顶，使其与太阳活动有关的动力学的详细研究成为可能。我将使用扫描光度计，在每个长达6个月的南方冬季，连续扫描通过南磁极和地理极的子午线，监测极光和气辉的发射，与我最近对北极帽和北极光的类似研究进行比较。我还将探索两个半球极地高层大气的结构和动力学，以期进一步了解高纬度地区的整个全球环流。

I will be studying the Aurora Australis (southern lights) from the South Pole. It encircles the Antarctic continent and the dayside aurora in particular will be nearly overhead, enabling detailed studies of its dynamics in relation to solar activity. I will use a scanning photometer which will scan the meridian through the south magnetic and geographic poles continuously through each 6-month long austral winter, monitoring both auroral and airglow emissions- for comparisons with my similar recent studies from the northern polar cap and the Aurora Borealis. I will also exploring the structure and dynamics of the polar upper atmosphere  in both hemispheres with a view to gaining further understanding of the whole global circulation at  high latitudes.