TY - JOUR
T1 - Review of the accomplishments of mid-latitude Super Dual Auroral Radar Network (SuperDARN) HF radars
AU - Nishitani, Nozomu
AU - Ruohoniemi, John Michael
AU - Lester, Mark
AU - Baker, Joseph Benjamin Harold
AU - Koustov, Alexandre Vasilyevich
AU - Shepherd, Simon G.
AU - Chisham, Gareth
AU - Hori, Tomoaki
AU - Thomas, Evan G.
AU - Makarevich, Roman A.
AU - Marchaudon, Aurélie
AU - Ponomarenko, Pavlo
AU - Wild, James A.
AU - Milan, Stephen E.
AU - Bristow, William A.
AU - Devlin, John
AU - Miller, Ethan
AU - Greenwald, Raymond A.
AU - Ogawa, Tadahiko
AU - Kikuchi, Takashi
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2019, The Author(s).
PY - 2019/12/1
Y1 - 2019/12/1
N2 - The Super Dual Auroral Radar Network (SuperDARN) is a network of high-frequency (HF) radars located in the high- and mid-latitude regions of both hemispheres that is operated under international cooperation. The network was originally designed for monitoring the dynamics of the ionosphere and upper atmosphere in the high-latitude regions. However, over the last approximately 15 years, SuperDARN has expanded into the mid-latitude regions. With radar coverage that now extends continuously from auroral to sub-auroral and mid-latitudes, a wide variety of new scientific findings have been obtained. In this paper, the background of mid-latitude SuperDARN is presented at first. Then, the accomplishments made with mid-latitude SuperDARN radars are reviewed in five specified scientific and technical areas: convection, ionospheric irregularities, HF propagation analysis, ion-neutral interactions, and magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) waves. Finally, the present status of mid-latitude SuperDARN is updated and directions for future research are discussed. [Figure not available: see fulltext.].
AB - The Super Dual Auroral Radar Network (SuperDARN) is a network of high-frequency (HF) radars located in the high- and mid-latitude regions of both hemispheres that is operated under international cooperation. The network was originally designed for monitoring the dynamics of the ionosphere and upper atmosphere in the high-latitude regions. However, over the last approximately 15 years, SuperDARN has expanded into the mid-latitude regions. With radar coverage that now extends continuously from auroral to sub-auroral and mid-latitudes, a wide variety of new scientific findings have been obtained. In this paper, the background of mid-latitude SuperDARN is presented at first. Then, the accomplishments made with mid-latitude SuperDARN radars are reviewed in five specified scientific and technical areas: convection, ionospheric irregularities, HF propagation analysis, ion-neutral interactions, and magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) waves. Finally, the present status of mid-latitude SuperDARN is updated and directions for future research are discussed. [Figure not available: see fulltext.].
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U2 - 10.1186/s40645-019-0270-5
DO - 10.1186/s40645-019-0270-5
M3 - Review article
AN - SCOPUS:85063235561
SN - 2197-4284
VL - 6
JO - Progress in Earth and Planetary Science
JF - Progress in Earth and Planetary Science
IS - 1
M1 - 27
ER -