Atmospheric Sciences (ATM) Cooperative Support Agreement PY 2006

该奖项是为国家天文学和电离层中心（NAIC）合作协议中的空间和大气科学（SAS）部分颁发的。 NAIC在波多黎各运营着阿雷西博天文台。 该天文台用于射电天文学和空间科学研究。 SAS小组使用305米望远镜作为非相干散射雷达，以极高的精度测量电离层的基本特性，包括电子密度和温度、离子温度和等离子体漂移速度。 SAS内部的研究计划是基于单独提出的观测和由国际无线电科学联盟安排和协调的世界日实验。 空间局工作人员将参加与国家科学基金会支助的其他高层大气设施协调开展的高层大气观测实验活动。 凭借其无与伦比的灵敏度，阿雷西博雷达可以探测80公里至数千公里高度的大气层。 研究的重点是大气区域如何垂直耦合以及如何受到与空间气象有关的电离层扰动的影响。 天文台有一个积极的访问科学家计划，使其他研究人员，包括学生和年轻科学家，能够在现场停留很长一段时间，进行实验，并参与正在进行的研究。

This award is for the Space and Atmospheric Sciences (SAS) component of the cooperative agreement for the National Astronomy and Ionosphere Center (NAIC). NAIC operates the Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico. The observatory is used for both radio astronomy and space science research. The SAS group uses the 305 meter telescope as an incoherent scatter radar to measure with extremely high accuracy the basic properties of the ionosphere, including electron density and temperature, ion temperature, and plasma drift velocity. The research program within SAS is based on individually proposed observations and World Day experiments scheduled and coordinated by the International Radio Science Union. The SAS staff will participate in experimental campaigns of upper atmospheric observations carried out in coordination with other NSF-supported upper atmospheric facilities. With its unrivaled sensitivity, the Arecibo Radar can probe the atmosphere from 80 km to several thousand km altitude. Research focuses on how atmospheric regions are vertically coupled and influenced by space weather related ionospheric disturbances. The Observatory has an active visiting scientist program that enables other researchers, including students and young scientists, to stay at the site for extended periods of time, conduct experiments, and participate in on-going studies.