SuperDARN
See site list.
The Super Dual Auroral Radar Network (SuperDARN) is an international network
of high frequency (HF) radars that measures the ionospheric plasma convection
over the northern and southern polar regions. Each radar is comprised of
16 log periodic antennas which operate in the 8-20 MHz frequency band.
In the normal common program mode 16 beam azimuths are scanned successively
with a total scan time of either 1 or 2 min. The beams which are numbered 0-15
from westernmost to easternmost have an angular separation of 3.24 degrees
with a total azimuthal field of view of 52 degrees. For each beam
the backscattered power, Doppler velocity and spectral width are recorded
at 75 range gates with a resolution of 45 km per gate. During discretionary
or special time modes the radars operate independently in different operating
modes and the order of the beam scans and the resolution in time and space may
be varied. Some radars are now capable of operating in a stereo mode which
allows the radar to run two different experimental modes simultaneously.
Canada operates Rankin Inlet, Prince George and Saskatoon radars through CGSM program.
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Canadian Principal Investigator:
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Dr. George Sofko
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george.sofko@usask.ca
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The site list contains information about radars, their location, operating institution and Principal Investigator. For information on data usage and rules contact the appropriate PI.
For further information on SuperDARN see the
SuperDARN homepage.
