Space Plasma Exploration by Active Radar (SPEAR): an overview of a future radar facility
SPEAR is a new polar cap HF radar facility which is to be deployed on Svalbard. The principal capabilities of SPEAR will include the generation of artificial plasma irregularities, operation as an 'all-sky' HF radar, the excitation of ULF waves, and remote sounding of the magnetosphere. Op...
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ftnerc:oai:nora.nerc.ac.uk:502615 2023-05-15T16:04:41+02:00 Space Plasma Exploration by Active Radar (SPEAR): an overview of a future radar facility Wright, D. M. Davies, J. A. Robinson, T. R. Chapman, P. J. Yeoman, T. K. Thomas, E. C. Lester, M. Cowley, S. W. H. Stocker, A. J. Horne, R. B. Honary, F. 2000 http://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/502615/ https://doi.org/10.1007/s00585-000-1248-7 unknown Springer Wright, D. M.; Davies, J. A.; Robinson, T. R.; Chapman, P. J.; Yeoman, T. K.; Thomas, E. C.; Lester, M.; Cowley, S. W. H.; Stocker, A. J.; Horne, R. B. orcid:0000-0002-0412-6407 Honary, F. 2000 Space Plasma Exploration by Active Radar (SPEAR): an overview of a future radar facility. Annales Geophysicae, 18 (9). 1248-1255. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00585-000-1248-7 <https://doi.org/10.1007/s00585-000-1248-7> Publication - Article PeerReviewed 2000 ftnerc https://doi.org/10.1007/s00585-000-1248-7 2023-02-04T19:37:21Z SPEAR is a new polar cap HF radar facility which is to be deployed on Svalbard. The principal capabilities of SPEAR will include the generation of artificial plasma irregularities, operation as an 'all-sky' HF radar, the excitation of ULF waves, and remote sounding of the magnetosphere. Operation of SPEAR in conjunction with the multitude of other instruments on Svalbard, including the EISCAT Svalbard radar, and the overlap of its extensive field-of-view with that of several of the HF radars in the SuperDARN network, will enable in-depth diagnosis of many geophysical and plasma phenomena associated with the cusp region and the substorm expansion phase. Moreover, its ability to produce artificial radar aurora will provide a means for the other instruments to undertake polar cap plasma physics experiments in a controlled manner. Another potential use of the facility is in 'field-line tagging' experiments, for coordinated ground-satellite experiments. Here the scientific objectives of SPEAR are detailed, along with the proposed technical specifications of the system. Article in Journal/Newspaper EISCAT Svalbard Natural Environment Research Council: NERC Open Research Archive Svalbard Annales Geophysicae 18 9 1248 1255 |
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SPEAR is a new polar cap HF radar facility which is to be deployed on Svalbard. The principal capabilities of SPEAR will include the generation of artificial plasma irregularities, operation as an 'all-sky' HF radar, the excitation of ULF waves, and remote sounding of the magnetosphere. Operation of SPEAR in conjunction with the multitude of other instruments on Svalbard, including the EISCAT Svalbard radar, and the overlap of its extensive field-of-view with that of several of the HF radars in the SuperDARN network, will enable in-depth diagnosis of many geophysical and plasma phenomena associated with the cusp region and the substorm expansion phase. Moreover, its ability to produce artificial radar aurora will provide a means for the other instruments to undertake polar cap plasma physics experiments in a controlled manner. Another potential use of the facility is in 'field-line tagging' experiments, for coordinated ground-satellite experiments. Here the scientific objectives of SPEAR are detailed, along with the proposed technical specifications of the system. |
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Wright, D. M. Davies, J. A. Robinson, T. R. Chapman, P. J. Yeoman, T. K. Thomas, E. C. Lester, M. Cowley, S. W. H. Stocker, A. J. Horne, R. B. Honary, F. |
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Wright, D. M. Davies, J. A. Robinson, T. R. Chapman, P. J. Yeoman, T. K. Thomas, E. C. Lester, M. Cowley, S. W. H. Stocker, A. J. Horne, R. B. Honary, F. Space Plasma Exploration by Active Radar (SPEAR): an overview of a future radar facility |
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Wright, D. M. Davies, J. A. Robinson, T. R. Chapman, P. J. Yeoman, T. K. Thomas, E. C. Lester, M. Cowley, S. W. H. Stocker, A. J. Horne, R. B. Honary, F. |
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Space Plasma Exploration by Active Radar (SPEAR): an overview of a future radar facility |
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Space Plasma Exploration by Active Radar (SPEAR): an overview of a future radar facility |
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Space Plasma Exploration by Active Radar (SPEAR): an overview of a future radar facility |
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