CEDAR: Statistical Studies of High Latitude Convection

这是一个研究项目，分析一组广泛的高纬度对流速度测量，以研究极地地区的等离子体流如何随磁场活动和太阳风条件而变化。 测量主要是与高频相干散射雷达位于鹅湾，拉布拉多，在六年的时间。 这些数据将用于确定对流的特性，这些特性是以下因素的特征：（1）行星际磁场分量的符号，（2）IMF分量的相对大小，（3）季节，（4）地磁扰动水平，以及（5）时间依赖性。 这项研究的结果将对磁层和中性大气动力学建模者有价值，并有助于了解两者之间的耦合机制。

This is a research project to analyze an extensive set of high latitude convection velocity measurements to examine how plasma flow in the polar regions varies with magnetic activity and solar wind conditions. The measurements were made primarily with an HF coherent scatter radar located at Goose Bay, Labrador, over a six-year period. The data will be used to define the properties of the convection that are characteristic of such factors as (1) the signs of the interplanetary magnetic field components, (2) the relative magnitudes of the IMF components, (3) season, (4) geomagnetic disturbance level, and (5) time dependency. The outputs of this study will be of value to modelers of magnetospheric and neutral atmosphere dynamics and help understand the coupling mechanisms between the two.