Next Millennium Research at the Jicamarca Radio Observatory

该奖项将继续支持Jicamara射电观测站的运作和科学使用。Jicamara位于秘鲁利马郊外，是高层大气设施链的赤道支柱，也是大气学会关于赤道电离层和高层大气的主要信息来源。Jicamara作为非相干和相干散射雷达观测站的能力得到了极大的扩展，许多科学家利用这些能力和其他与雷达无关的能力在空气动力学、等离子体物理、遥感和信号处理领域进行研究。与Jicamara相关的研究重点是利用雷达和补充观测来量化赤道电离层中的化学、输运、能量学和动力学，然后将结果与理论和模型进行比较。这些研究分为两个方面：(1)了解稳定的电离层和(2)了解经常存在的不稳定性。Jicamara的计划包括以下重大升级：(1)安装8个新的数字接收器，(2)建造额外的接收天线模块，(3)完成额外的高功率发射器模块的建造，(4)安装电子波束切换，(5)为每个天线季度增加接收系统，(6)改善计算机和网络基础设施，以及(7)增加更多的光学仪器。为了更好地为科学界服务，将(1)改进一般使用的观测模式(特别是标准的非相干散射模式)或访问或远程用户的特殊模式，(2)提供观测时间，并收集和存档由此产生的数据，(3)通过一个直观和可访问的数据库以及适当的图形提供对数据的访问，(4)允许最大限度地实时访问数据，以及(5)将“遗产”数据纳入最新的Madrigal数据库。在与康奈尔大学的长期合作中，Jicamara一直是一个有效的教育工具。康奈尔大学一直是无线电科学和电离层物理领域博士的主要来源。在Jicamara完成的研究进入了康奈尔大学的研究生和本科生课程，许多学生在Jicamara完成了他们的博士学位。还通过实习和培训对秘鲁人进行了大量的教育推广。此外，Jicamara已经成为许多秘鲁人在美国(包括但不限于康奈尔大学)或欧洲从事博士工作的跳板。

This award will continue support for the operation and scientific use of the Jicamarca Radio Observatory. Located outside Lima, Peru, Jicamarca is the equatorial anchor of the Upper Atmospheric Facilities chain and is the aeronomy community's main source of information about the equatorial ionosphere and upper atmosphere. Jicamarca's capabilities as an incoherent and coherent scatter radar observatory have expanded enormously and many scientists use these and other non radar-related capabilities to conduct research in areas of aeronomy, plasma physics, remote sensing, and signal processing. Jicamarca-related research is focused on quantifying the chemistry, transport, energetics, and dynamics in the equatorial ionosphere with radar and complementary observations, and then to compare the results with theories and models. The investigations are grouped into two areas: (1) understanding the stable ionosphere and (2) understanding the instabilities that are often present. Plans for Jicamarca include the following major upgrades: (1) the installation of eight new digital receivers, (2) building additional receiving antenna modules, (3) finishing the construction of an additional high power transmitter module, (4) installing electronic beam switching, (5) adding receiving systems for each antenna quarter, (6) improving the computer and network infrastructure, and (7) adding more optical instrumentation. To better serve the scientific community will (1) improve the observing modes of general use (especially standard incoherent scatter modes) or special modes for visiting or remote users, (2) provide observing time and collecting and archiving the data that result, (3) provide access to the data through an intuitive and accessible database with suitable graphics, (4) allow real-time access to the data to the greatest extent possible, and (5) incorporate "heritage" data into the updated Madrigal database. Jicamarca has been an effective educational tool throughout its long association with Cornell. Cornell has been a major source of PhDs in the fields of radio science and ionospheric physics. The research done at Jicamarca finds its way into both graduate and undergraduate courses at Cornell, and many students have done their PhD work at Jicamarca. There is also substantial educational outreach to Peruvians via internships and traineeships. In addition, Jicamarca has served as a steppingstone for many Peruvians to do PhD work in the U.S. (including, but not limited to, Cornell) or Europe.