High Resolution D- and E-region Incoherent-Scatter Radar Observations at Sondrestrom, Greenland

该建议是为D和E区雷达研究， Sondrestrom，格陵兰岛，使用新的数据采集硬件 由SRII和康奈尔大学在现场安装 大学人员。 雷达对D和E的灵敏度 区域风研究将大大增加， 研究离子薄层的高度分辨率， 由于沉淀颗粒的电离高度分布， 将可用。 从目前来看，这项工作具有重要的科学意义 缺乏对高纬度D/E区域的任何雷达研究， 需要了解该地区的动态和化学性质， 完整的全球模型的耦合，该地区的 整个大气层。 高纬度中间层是 极光产生的成分， 一氧化氮显然被输送到低层大气中。 PI具有相当丰富的工作经验， 雷达，并配备良好，以实现预期的结果。

This proposal is for D and E region radar studies at Sondrestrom, Greenland, using the new data acquisition hardware that is being installed at the site by SRII and Cornell University personnel. The sensitivity of the radar for D and E region wind studies will be significantly increased, and better height resolution for studying thin layers of ions, and the height profiles of ionization due to precipitating particles, will be available. The work is scientifically important in view of the present lack of any radar studies of the high latitude D/E region, and the need to know the dynamics and chemistry of the region to complete global models of the coupling of that region to the atmosphere as a whole. The high latitude mesosphere is the region through which aurorally generated constituents such as nitric oxide apparently are transported to the lower atmosphere. The PI has considerable prior experience of working with this radar, and is well equipped to achieve the results anticipated.