The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $169,918 Project Grant under the Geosciences Program (CFDA 47.050) to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). This 3-year grant, effective December 1, 2024, supports research to characterize the relationship between quiet-time variability in the ionosphere and thermosphere over the American continent. The project aims to utilize ground-based Global Navigation Satellite System observations, NASA's Global-scale Observations of the Limb and Disk (GOLD) mission, and whole atmosphere climate model simulations to investigate the spatial and temporal distributions of quiet-time total electron content and thermospheric composition day-to-day variability. The research findings are expected to advance space weather prediction capabilities and provide educational outreach to engage students and the public in space physics. No sub-awards are planned under this grant.
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