First observations of the McMurdo-South Pole oblique ionospheric HF channel

• Published in: Atmospheric Measurement Techniques
• Main Authors: Chartier, Alex T., Vierinen, Juha, Jee, Geonhwa
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: European Geosciences Union (EGU) 2020
• Subjects: VDP::Technology: 500; VDP::Teknologi: 500; VDP::Mathematics and natural science: 400::Physics: 430; VDP::Matematikk og Naturvitenskap: 400::Fysikk: 430; Amundsen-Scott; Antarctic; Bogo; McMurdo Station; Ross Island; South Pole; The Antarctic; Antarc*; Antarctica; South pole
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10037/18767; https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-13-3023-2020

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...