Analysis of Data Obtained by a Balloon-Borne Study of the Ionospheric Electric Field of the South Geographic Pole

这项拨款用于继续分析电场 和极光x射线数据， 从南极进行的气球飞行（10次尝试中） 1985年至1986年夏天在南方的车站。 数据集是独一无二的， 与其他来源的数据相比， 地面仪器和磁共轭雷达， 应该提供新的洞察力的过程，加速 磁层电子进入大气层。 数据还将 与卫星数据进行比较，以确定 几种不同的极光现象。 这个项目是 与马里兰州大学联合进行。 还为本科生提供资助 本科生研究经验（REU）计划。 休斯顿大学和科学家们拥有独特的设备， 进行这项研究。

This grant provides for the continued analysis of electric field and auroral x-ray data that were acquired on a series of eight balloon flights (out of 10 attempted launches) from the South Pole Station in the austral summer of 1985-86. The data set is unique, and when compared with data from other sources such as South Pole ground based instruments and magnetically conjugate radars it should provide new insight into the processes that accelerate magnetospheric electrons into the atmosphere. The data will also be compared with satellite data to determine the conditions during which several different auroral phenomena occur. This project was carried out in conjunction with the University of Maryland. Funding is also provided for the support of undergraduate students under the Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) Program. The University of Houston and the scientists are uniquely equipped to carry out this research.