Southern Hemisphere Mid-Latitude Ground-Based Investigationsof the Dynamics and Thermodynamics of the Mesosphere and Thermosphere

高层大气动力学和热力学的研究，包括中间层和热层，必须在全球范围内进行，因为水平输送和耦合的中心重要性。迄今为止，大多数研究都集中在北半球，南半球的研究仅限于南极洲。这个奖项是为了奖励对中间层和低层热层的风环流的研究。一个高分辨率的光学光谱仪将被放置在坎特伯雷大学约翰山天文台（新西兰）并运行。坎特伯雷大学、华盛顿大学和阿拉斯加大学之间的这项国际合作将研究南半球中高纬度过渡区域的高层大气动力学。将利用NCAR时间相关的热层和电离层耦合全球环流模式（TIGCM）的模拟对观测结果进行解释。* * * / /

Investigation of the dynamics and thermodynamics of the upper atmosphere including the mesosphere and thermosphere must be done on a global scale because of the central importance of horizontal transport and coupling. Most of the studies to date have focused on the Northern Hemisphere, those in the Southern Hemisphere have been limited to Antarctica. This award is for studies of wind circulation in the mesosphere and lower thermosphere. An optical high-resolution spectrometer will be placed and operated at the University of Canterbury's Mount John Astronomical Observatory (in New Zealand). This international collaboration between the University of Canterbury, Washington, and Alaska will study upper atmospheric dynamics of the transition region between mid and high latitudes in the Southern Hemisphere. Observations obtained will be interpreted with the aid of simulation from NCAR time dependent coupled thermosphere and ionosphere global circulation model (TIGCM). *** //