First Observations of the McMurdo-South Pole Ionospheric HF Channel

• Main Authors: Chartier, Alex Timothy, Vierinen, Juha, Jee, Geonhwa
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: 2020
• Subjects: Amundsen-Scott; Antarctic; Bogo; McMurdo Station; Ross Island; South Pole; The Antarctic; Antarc*; Antarctica; South pole
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-2020-2; https://www.atmos-meas-tech-discuss.net/amt-2020-2/

We present the first observations from a new low-cost oblique ionosonde located in Antarctica. The transmitter is located at McMurdo Station, Ross Island and the receiver at Amundsen-Scott Station, South Pole. The system was demonstrated successfully in March 2019, with the experiment yielding over...