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Jump to Content Find Optional Login: Password: Forgot Login/Password? | Register Home - Resize -- The SuperDARN 'Flags' map updated to show new radar sites in Australia, Japan, and Svalbard (Norway) SuperDARN is made possible through the cooperation and funding of ten countries... a true international effort! Solar Cycle 25 is underway! The solar minimum occurred in mid-December 2019. Sunspot activity is expected to peak in 2025. Reformulated for 2020: The 2020 SuperDARN Workshop held in an online format over the first week of June Hosted by the University of Saskatchewan, asynchronous conference presentations will be available for viewing, Working Group meetings will be held in real time \ New HF radar at Jiamusi, China now contributing to the SuperDARN data stream Drone's eye view of the Jiamusi radar site operated by the National Space Science Center, Chinese Academy of Sciences \ Dome C North radar site located at Franco-Italian base Concordia, Antarctica now contributing to SuperDARN data stream Panoramic view of the second radar at Dome C, a joint project of INAF (Italy) and CNR (France) \ Radar coverage tool Plot SuperDARN fields-of-view at any date since its beginning, or watch a full time lapse of SuperDARN development. Liftoff of Orbital ATK's Antares rocket carrying cargo resupply for the ISS from the NASA Wallops Flight Facility The launch of the resupply vehicle on Nov. 12, 2017, 7:19 am viewed from the grounds of the SuperDARN Wallops radar (Photo credit: Philip Smith) Review paper of the accomplishments of mid-latitude SuperDARN is now published This paper provides an overview of the many topics that have been addressed with the mid-latitude radars of the SuperDARN network (Figure credit: drawn by Prof. Tadahiko Ogawa, modified by Dr. Nozomu Nishitani) \ Real-time mapping of radar data over North America hosted by the University of Saskatchewan SuperDARN group To see the screens of the radars operated by the Virginia Tech and University of Saskatchewan SuperDARN groups click on the University of Saskatchewan icon below or go to https://www.superdarn.ca/real-time POSTPONED to 2021: The SuperDARN Workshop in South Africa due to the Covid-19 pandemic Looking forward to scientific and technical discussions in Drakensberg, the main mountain range of southern Africa \ First large-scale instantaneous mapping of Sub Auroral Polarization Stream (SAPS) Map of the line-of-sight plamsa velocity for 08:40 UT, March 9th, 2011 (after Clausen et al. [2012]) Mapping the global pattern of ionospheric plasma convection View global convection maps using the Map Potential Plot tool available on the VT SuperDARN web site. Panoramic view of the Dome C North radar site located at Franco-Italian base Concordia, Antarctica The second radar at Dome C is a joint project of INAF (Italy) and CNR (France) with support from many collaborators. \ Radar field site on the grounds of Fort Hays State University (FHSU) in Kansas Aerial shot of the Fort Hays Virginia SuperDARN radar site showing antenna faces directed to the northeast and northwest. Great American Eclipse took place on August 21, 2017 The total eclipse cut a swath across the mainland U.S. and effects were observed by the SuperDARN radars in Oregon and Kansas (Photo credit: NASA) Large geomagnetic storm occurs on St. Patrick's Day 2015 and produces aurora visible from Virginia The aurora was photographed from a mountain near Blacksburg on the evening of March 17, 2015. See the News item or click on image for more information, Photo credit: Alex Thornton (Virginia Tech) Map Potential Data Download ASCII Map Potential Data and IDL Loading and Plotting Routines Christmas card from Longyearbyen The newest SuperDARN radar in Svalbard is nearest Santa's workshop at more than 78 deg north geographic latitude! Reindeer graze nearby. Click on image to read news items. Ray tracing tool Model HF propagation in the ionosphere for any SuperDARN radars or your own fantasy HF radar... DaViTpy: the SuperDARN Data Visualization and Analysis Toolkit - in Python Experience the power of Python to browse, mine and visualize SuperDARN data. Use Github to access and/or contribute to our new analysis toolkit. Presented at the 2013 SuperDARN student workshop. Repair trip to the SuperDARN radar at McMurdo Station, Antarctica VT Graduate student Nathaniel Frissell assisted a University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF) team lead by PI Bill Bristow (*Click photo* to read News item) Coordinated mapping with Total Electron Content (TEC) obtained from GPS measurements The SAPS feature observed with SuperDARN is seated in the trough-like feature mapped by TEC Ray tracing tool Model HF propagation in the ionosphere for any SuperDARN radars or your own fantasy HF radar... Construction of the SuperDARN radars at Adak, Alaska (Credit: NSF Mid-Sized Infrastructiure Program) View of the completed arrays of antenna poles - September, 2012 (Photo credit: N. Frissell) Heating experiment with EISCAT and SuperDARN/CUTLASS - July 3, 2012 The SuperDARN/CUTLASS radar at Hankasalmi (Finland) observes scatter during 2-min intervals of ionospheric heating Geometry of heating experiment with EISCAT and SUPERDARN/CUTLASS The SuperDARN/CUTLASS radars at Pykkvibaer and Hankasalmi look over the site of the EISCAT heater at Tromso (Norway)(credit: Sebastien's 'Radar Finder' tool) Christmas Valley, Oregon A view of the new radar site in Christmas Valley during construction. Goose Bay, Canada The grand old dame of HF radars, in operation since 1983. Wallops Island, Virginia The first of the "new generation" SuperDARN radars using wire antennas. Blackstone, Virginia A view of the mid-latitude SuperDARN radar at Blackstone, Virginia Kapuskasing, Canada SuperDARN radar managed by Virginia Tech Fort Hays, Kansas The Newest operational member of the Virginia Tech SuperDARN network Blackstone, Virginia Electronics assembled by the Virginia Tech lab. Fort Hays, Kansas SuperDARN radar electronics Blackstone, Virginia A view of the mid-latitude SuperDARN radar at Blackstone, Virginia Fort Hays, Kansas Antenna poles are being raised. Blackstone, Virginia Electronics assembled by the Virginia Tech lab. How to Acknowledge use of SuperDARN data The research enabled by SuperDARN is due to the efforts of teams of scientists and engineers working in many countries to build and operate radars, process data and provide access, develop and improve data products, and assist users in interpretation. Users of SuperDARN data and data products are asked to acknowledge this support in presentations and publications. A brief statement on how to acknowledge use of SuperDARN data is provided in the following link: http://vt.superdarn.org/tiki-read_article.php?articleId=376 Users are also asked to consult with a SuperDARN PI prior to submission of work intended for publication. A listing of radars and PIs with contact information can be found at Radar Maps/Tables/Links Welcome to SuperDARN! SuperDARN stands for Super Dual Auroral Radar Network. The network consists of more than 30 low-power HF radars that look into Earth's upper atmosphere beginning at mid-latitudes and extending into the polar regions. The radars operate continuously and observe the motion of charged particles (plasma) in the ionosphere and other effects that provide scientists with information on Earth's space environment. The knowledge gained from this work provides insight into space weather hazards including radiation exposure for high-altitude travelers and disruptions to communication networks, navigation systems (GPS), and electrical power grids. The SuperDARN Research Group at Virginia Tech (VT) collaborates with an international community of scientists and engineers to operate radars and share data. The VT Group operates five radars. For a summary of the radars and their affiliations, visit the Radar Maps/Tables/Links web page. U.S. SuperDARN Collaboration The U.S. component of SuperDARN is funded by the National Science ...