Frontiers in CEDAR Science http://www.gi.alaska.edu/splidar/CEDAR.html

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Frontiers in CEDAR Sciencehttp//www.gi.alaska.ed
u/splidar/CEDAR.html

• Short Title Corresponding Author
• 1 Ionospheric Feedback on the Magnetosphere Dirk
  Lummerzheim
• 2 Climate Change and the Role of the
  Mesosphere Chuck Deehr
• 3 MLT Chemistry Anne Smith
• 4 Assimilation of Satellite and Ground-Based MLT
  Data Ruth Lieberman
• 5 Polar Thermospheric Dynamics John Meriwether
• 6 Heliosphere Impact on Geospace Kristi Kauristie
• 7 Natural Complexity in Geospace William Liu
• 8 High Latitude Neutral Outflow Larry Gardner
• 9 ExtraTerrestrial Aeronomy and Life Harald Frey
• 10 Gravity Wave Coupling Between Lower and Upper
  Atmosphere Hanli Liu
• 11 A Better MLT Wind Model Rick Niciejewski
• 12 MLT Instabilities Gary Swenson
• 13 DASI for Solar Terrestrial Research John
  Foster
• 14 EISCAT Support Tony van Eyken

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• Short Title Corrresponding Author
• 15 Conjugate Imaging from Space Nikolai Ostgaard
• 16 Understanding the Polar cap Ionosphere Thayyil
  Javachandran
• 17 Global Ionospheric Models Aaron Ridley
• 18 MLT Tidal Variability Chiao-Yao She
• 19 Regional Characteristics of Gravity Wave
  Coupling Zuo Xiao
• 20 Upper Atmosphere Variability Shunrong Zhang
• 21 Comparative Aeronomy Michael Mendillo
• 22 Space Weather Monitoring Frank Lind
• 23 Mesoscale Ionospheric Structure Jonathan
  Makela
• 24 Stratospheric Warming and Coupling Larisa
  Goncharenko
• 25 Long-Term Lidar Studies Xinzhao Chu
• 26 Long-Duration ISR Studies John Holt
• 27 Penetration Electric Field Odile de La
  Beaujardiere
• 28 Forecasting Equatorial Spread F David Hysell

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• Short Title Corresponding Author
• 29 Mobile Doppler Lidar Xinzhao Chu
• 30 GPS Studies of Atmospheric Dynamics Mike
  Kelley
• 31 Investigating the Thermosphere with
  Lidar Richard Collins
• 32 Meteor Theory and Radar Meers Oppenheim
• 33 Regional Studies of Middle Atmosphere Richard
  Collins
• 34 Mesospheric Ice Clouds Mike Taylor
• 35 MidLatitude Magnetospheric Science Anthea
  Coster
• Community Coordinated Modeling Center Masha
  Kuznetsova
• Revised (Drop) Deadline July 1, 2006

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• CEDAR Frontiers - Questions Extracted from the
  Submissions
• What are the physical processes that govern ion
  outflow?
• What is the impact of ionospheric ions on
  magnetospheric processes?
• What physical processes control severe
  thermospheric density perturbations?
• What is the origin of auroral acceleration and
  auroral structure?
• Identify long term mesospheric trends.
• Explore synoptic scale variability in the middle
  atmosphere.
• Explore longitudinal MLT tidal differences.
• How is MLT circulation affected by gravity waves?
• How is MLT mixing affected by gravity waves?
• Explore long term MLT climate variations.
• What mediates the mesospheric response to
  stratospheric warming?
• What are the sources of waves that couple to the
  mesosphere and above from below?
• How do gravity waves, diffusion and tides
  transport chemically-active species (MLT)?
• Explore coupling between the neutral atmosphere
  and high altitude space weather.

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• What is the role of small scale disturbances in
  Joule heating?
• What is the chemical/thermal environment in which
  PMC form?
• What is the mesospheric response to solar cycle
  variations?
• What is the role of the aurora in depositing
  energy into the atmosphere?
• What is the role of Alfven waves of
  magnetospheric origin on the atmosphere?
• What are the IT effects of high energy electron
  precipitation?
• What are the IT effects of high energy ion
  precipitation ?
• Explore interhemispheric conjugacy.
• Explore energy flow in the ST system.
• Explore the physics and consequences of the storm
  time electric field.
• Explore the relative roles of storm-time
  penetrating and thermospheric dynamo E-fields.
• Are mid-latitude ionospheric storms the cause of
  positive-phase storms?
• Explore global plasma transport mechanisms (e.g.
  equatorial -gt Poleward more).
• What are the production mechanisms of
  mid-latitude irregularities?
• Understand geospace as a complex system with
  coupling across scales.
• Understand geospace as an avalanching system.

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• How does ionosphere of Earth differ from that of
  other planets?
• How does atmospheric composition vary on
  geological timescales on Earth?
• How does atmospheric composition vary on
  geological timescales on other planets?
• Can the atmospheres of Earth-like planets around
  other stars sustain life?
• Establish the fundamental limits of
  predictability of geospace processes.
• What is the influence of daylight on ionospheric
  coupling?
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