讲座简介:

   The ionosphere and thermosphere are two overlapping regions of the upper atmosphere that are tightly coupled. The ionosphere represents the plasma and the thermosphere represents the neutral constituents. Understanding of the ionosphere/thermosphere system under different magnetospheric conditions is important for space research and space weather applications. Currently, the biggest problems that the upper atmosphere community faces include the unknown physical processes in the meso- and small-scales and the imprecision of the energy input to the system. Global Ionosphere Thermosphere Model (GITM), the first non-hydrostatic model in the upper atmosphere, was developed to better simulate the ionosphere and thermosphere coupling. Upper atmosphere is also important to other planets including exoplanets.

主讲人简介：

   Yue Deng is Associate Professor in the Department of Physics at the University of Texas at Arlington, Texas USA. She received her BS and MS degrees at the Peking University in 1997 and 2001, respectively, and her PhD degree at the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor in 2006. She is the co-developer of the first global non-hydrostatic model in the upper atmosphere, Global Ionosphere Thermosphere Model (GITM). Her main research interest is the coupling between ionosphere and thermosphere under different geospace conditions. Dr. Deng was awarded the NSF CAREER award, American Physical Society (APS) Robert S. Hyer Research Award and American Geophysical Union (AGU) Editor’s Citation for Excellence in Refereeing award. Her research is supported by NSF, NASA and Air Force Office for Scientific Research (AFOSR).

   清华大学海外学者邀请聘请支持计划资助（Supported by the Tsinghua Global Scholars Fellowship Program）