Welcome to SuperDARN!
The Super Dual Auroral Radar Network (SuperDARN) is an international scientific radar network consisting of more than 30 low-power high frequency (HF) radars located throughout the Northern and Southern Hemispheres. SuperDARN originated in the 1980's and has since grown to include countries from the UK, USA, Canada, Japan, China, France, Italy, Norway, Australia, South Africa, etc. SuperDARN facilitates a wide breadth of both magnetospheric and ionospheric science...
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SuperDARN Canada
SuperDARN Canada maintains and operates five SuperDARN radars that cover an area centred on the interaction region between the solar wind and the Earth’s space environment. These five radars provide essential information about solar wind energy and momentum transport in near-Earth space.
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SuperDARN BAS
BAS has been responsible for the operation of two SuperDARN radars, at Halley in Antarctica, and in the Falkland Islands. SuperDARN has helped significantly to address key questions that have been cornerstones of BAS science programmes over the last 20 years, e.g., regarding magnetic reconnection, ionospheric convection, and mesospheric tides..
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