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Sun-Geospace Coupling

Measurements of Solar EUV Irradiance Under Various Solar Activities

Measurements of Solar Flare Spectral Irradiance and the Study of Effects on the Ionosphere

Establishment of NO Thermostat Effect

Observations of Low- and Mid-Latitude Ion/ Energetic Neutral Atoms (ENA) Aurora

Thermosphere/Ionosphere Coupling During Geomagnetic Storms

ITM as Active Element
Studies with the Numerical Spectral Model (NSM)

Re-examination of Thermospheric Composition and Temperature Climatology

Characterization of Equatorial Plasma Bubbles

Observations of Global Mesopause Morphology

Studies of Mesospheric Wave Dynamics

Observations of Turbopause Heights

Investigation of Seasonal and Inter-annual Variability of Migrating Tides

Examination of Odd-Oxygen Chemistry

ITM-Lower Atmosphere Coupling
Signatures of Interactions of Migrating Tides and Planetary Waves

Observations of Global Gravity Wave Distribution

Studies of the coupling between Stratospheric Warming and Mesospheric Cooling

Observations of Important Mesospheric Chemical Species for Chemical Balance Studies

Observations of Important Mesospheric Chemical Species for Studying Effects of Dynamics on Tracer Distributions

Evidence for Transport-Induced Effects of Energetic Particle Precipitation (EPP) on Stratospheric Ozone

Human and Societal Impacts

Observations of Shuttle Plume and its effects on PMC Formation

Support of Our Nation’s Space Weather Operations

New Techniques

Development and Validation of Improved Non-Local Thermodynamic Equilibrium (Non-LTE) Algorithms

Development and Validation of Nightside Ionosphere Remote Sensing Algorithms

Development of Improved Radiative Heating and Cooling Measurement Algorithms

 
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