CAREER: Integrated Studies of Polar Wave and Magnetosphere-Ionosphere-Thermosphere Couplings from New Observations and Whole Atmosphere Modeling

这项职业补助金将研究高纬度地区的高层大气和磁层-电离层-热层(MIT)耦合。极地高层大气是一个复杂的区域，由低层大气产生的波动扰动和通过磁层馈送的能量驱动。这项研究工作将通过激光雷达和雷达观测以及计算模式的新应用，促进我们对极地高层大气区域变异性的理解。这项职业资助将通过开发大气建模的新课程，将研究和教育结合在一起，让学生及早接触当前大气研究和高性能计算的研究课题。这笔赠款还将支持研究和教育的整合，以培养一支知识渊博的STEM劳动力队伍。外联活动将积极努力扩大代表性不足群体成员的参与，培养一支反映我们社会的多样化的科学队伍。这项职业赠款的总体目标是利用观测和计算模型研究极地地区的大气层波动动力学和磁层-电离层-热层耦合。这项研究将研究极地大气的以下几个关键方面：1)极地大气波的动力学、耦合和相互作用；2)高纬度磁层能量沉积和MIT耦合；3)低层大气波强迫和磁层强迫对地球空间变异性的相互作用和比较贡献。这一研究结果将加深我们对极地高层大气中波-波和波-平均相互作用、半球内耦合和半球间不对称的作用的理解。这项研究还将改进用于高层大气研究的计算模型。这项研究还包括一个主要的教育发展部分。教育活动将：1)开发大气模拟的新课程，创建一份用于教育和研究的数值程序清单，并开发和宣传一个教育网站，以托管高度互动的模型运行和学习清单；2)指导具有跨学科知识和扎实技能的研究生和本科生，并通过Call Me Mister计划为代表性不足的学生提供研究机会；3)通过克莱姆森的新兴学者和外展计划，让南卡罗来纳州农村社区的高中生和K-12教师参与大气科学教育。这项职业补助将为下一代STEM劳动力提供教育和培训机会，并实施扩大参与和发展多样化科学工作队伍的活动。该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的智力优势和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。

This CAREER grant will study the upper atmosphere and magnetosphere-ionosphere-thermosphere (MIT) coupling at high latitudes. The polar upper atmosphere is a complex region driven by wave disturbances generated in the lower atmosphere and by the energy fed through the magnetosphere. The research work will advance our understanding of the variability of the polar upper atmosphere region by novel applications of lidar and radar observations, and computational models. This CAREER grant will integrate research and education by developing a new curriculum in atmospheric modeling, giving students an early exposure to current research topics in atmospheric research and high-performance computing. The grant will also support integration of research and education to develop a knowledgeable STEM workforce. The outreach activities will actively pursue efforts to broaden participation amongst members of underrepresented groups and develop a diverse scientific workforce that is reflective of our society. The overall goal of this CAREER grant is to study atmospheric wave dynamics and magnetosphere-ionosphere-thermosphere (MIT) coupling in the polar regions using observations and computational models. The research will investigate the following key aspects of the polar aeronomy: 1) the dynamics, coupling, and interactions of polar atmospheric waves; 2) the localized magnetospheric energy deposition and MIT coupling at high latitudes; and 3) the interactions and comparative contributions of the lower atmosphere wave forcing and magnetospheric forcing to the variability of geospace.Results from this research will advance our understanding of the role wave-wave and wave-mean interactions, intra-hemispheric coupling, and inter-hemispheric asymmetries on the polar upper atmosphere. The research will also lead to improvement in computational models used to upper atmospheric research.The research also includes a major educational development component. The educational activities will: 1) develop a new curriculum for atmospheric modeling and create an inventory of numerical programs that will be used for both education and research, and develop and publicize an education website to host this inventory for highly interactive model runs and learning; 2) mentor graduate and undergraduate students with interdisciplinary knowledge and solid skills, and provide research opportunities for underrepresented students via the Call Me Mister program; and3) involve high school students and K-12 teachers from South Carolina rural communities in atmospheric science education via Clemson's Emerging Scholar and outreach programs.This career grant will provide education and training opportunities for the next generation of STEM workforce and implement activities for broadening participation and the development of a diverse scientific workforce.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.