The direct collisions that thermospheric neutral particles experience with convecting ionospheric ions is the primary way in which energy from the solar wind is deposited into the Earth’s atmosphere. Because of these collisions, the neutral gas polewards of middle latitudes ($\sim \pm 40^{\circ }$ geomagnetic) is often set into motion due to ion-drag, and Joule heated due to friction. Transient ionospheric phenomena, such as auroral arcs and sub-auroral polarisation streams (SAPS) also modify neutral winds in their own distinctive way. Thanks to the large spatial coverage of the Super Dual Auroral Radar Network (SuperDARN) at both middle and high latitudes, studies into ionosphere–thermosphere coupling have been enabled. These range from collaborative studies with neutral wind measurements from other instruments, to the driving electrodynamic input of various global circulation models. This paper aims to provide a general overview of the ion-neutral coupling research conducted utilising the SuperDARN, and to offer some directions as to where we believe future work should be directed.

热层中性粒子与对流电离层离子的直接碰撞是太阳风能量沉积到地球大气层的主要方式。由于这些碰撞，中性气体向中纬度（$～\pm 40^{\circ }$地磁）通常因离子阻力而运动，而焦耳因摩擦而发热。瞬态电离层现象，例如极光弧和亚极光极化流 (SAPS)，也会以自己独特的方式改变中性风。由于中高纬度超级双极光雷达网络 (SuperDARN) 的大空间覆盖，电离层-热层耦合的研究已经成为可能。这些范围从与其他仪器的中性风测量的协作研究，到各种全球环流模型的驱动电动输入。本文旨在提供对利用 SuperDARN 进行的离子-中性耦合研究的总体概述，并提供一些我们认为未来工作应该指向的方向。