NSF-supported radar facilities allow us to probe the structure, dynamics, and cycles of the upper atmosphere and beyond. Radar installations across the United States, and others in a chain extending from the Arctic Circle to South America, serve researchers in atmospheric science, meteorology, astronomy, ecology, and more.
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S-Pol RadarS-Pol radar is an advanced, transportable, ground-based weather radar.... Type: Facilities & Networks |
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Electra Doppler Radar (ELDORA)The Electra Doppler Radar (ELDORA) is an aircraft-mounted airborne, dual beam, meteorological research radar.... Type: Facilities & Networks |
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Integrated Sounding Systems (ISS)Integrated Sounding Systems (ISS) are self-contained meteorological observation systems that combine surface, sounding, and remote sensing instrumentation to provide a comprehensive description of lower atmospheric thermodynamics and winds.... Type: Facilities & Networks |
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CHILL National Weather Radar FacilityThe CHILL National Weather Radar Facility, located in Greeley, Colorado, is an advanced, transportable weather radar system.... Type: Facilities & Networks |
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Super Dual Auroral Radar Network (SuperDARN)SuperDARN is an international network of radars for studying the Earth's upper atmosphere, ionosphere, and connection into space.... Type: Facilities & Networks |
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Advanced Modular Incoherent Scatter RadarAMISR is a state-of-the-art, modular mobile facility that helps us better understand the upper atmosphere and space weather events... Type: Facilities & Networks |
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Millstone Hill Incoherent Scatter Radar FacilityThe research conducted by the scientific staff at Milestone Hill will encompass a broad range of topics involving processes and dynamics of the thermosphere, ionosphere and magnetosphere, as well as investigations of plasma waves and magnetic storm effects.... Type: Facilities & Networks |
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Jicamarca Radio ObservatoryThe Jicamarca Radio Observatory is the premier scientific facility in the world for studying the equatorial ionosphere.... Type: Facilities & Networks |
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Sondrestrom Upper Atmospheric Research FacilityThe facility's suite of instrumentation supports many disciplines of research, from plate tectonics to auroral physics and space weather.... Type: Facilities & Networks |
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