Optical Studies at the Sondre Stromfjord Incoherent Scatter Radar Facility in Greenland

格陵兰岛的Sondre Stromfjord非相干散射雷达和相关的光学设施已经成为许多研究的重要设施，这些研究涉及：热层动力学、成分变化、电动力学、电离层和磁层之间的联系以及围绕地球到许多地球半径的日冕的研究。该合同的目的是：a)作为社区航空设施的一部分，为光学仪器的持续运行提供支持；b)升级一些仪器，使其能够更高效、更密集地使用；c)调查这些仪器在这个高纬度地点所特有的一些科学问题。

The Sondre Stromfjord, Greenland Incoherent Scatter Radar and associated optical facilities have become collectively an important facility for many studies related to: thermospheric dynamics, composition changes, electrodynamics, the connection between the ionosphere and the magnetosphere and studies of the geocorona surrounding the earth out to many earth radii. This award is to a) provide for the continuation of the operation of the optical instrumentation as part of this community aeronomy facility, b) up-grade some of the instrumentation to allow for their more efficient and intensive use and c) investigate a number of scientific problems unique to the location of these instruments at this high latitude site.