Southern Hemisphere Auroral Radar Experiment

Southern Hemisphere Auroral Radar Experiment

The Southern Hemisphere Auroral Radar Experiment (SHARE), started 1988, is an Antarctic research project designed to observe velocities and irregularities of electrical fields in the ionosphere and magnetosphere. SHARE is operated jointly by the University of Natal, Potchefstroom University, the British Antarctic Survey and Johns Hopkins University and operates out of British Halley Station, South African SANAE IV Station and Japanese Showa Station.

Using a total of 16 antennas, each mounted on a 12 m tower and radiating on fixed frequencies in the 8 MHz - 20 MHz range, SHARE transmits an RF pulse into the upper atmosphere every two minutes. The three stations' ranges overlap to cover most of the Antarctic continent.

SHARE is part of the international Super Dual Auroral Radar Network (SuperDARN). It supplies valuable data to track space weather.

ee also

*High Frequency Active Auroral Research Program (HAARP)

External links


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Нужно решить контрольную?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • The Southern Hemisphere Auroral Radar Experiment — Antennen des SHARE Das Southern Hemisphere Auroral Radar Experiment (SHARE) ist ein 1988 begonnenes antarktisches Forschungsprojekt zur Beobachtung von Geschwindigkeit und Unregelmäßigkeiten in den elektrischen Feldern der Iono und Magnetosphäre …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Super Dual Auroral Radar Network — The Super Dual Auroral Radar Network (SuperDARN) is an international radar network for studying the upper atmosphere and ionosphere, comprised of eleven radars in the northern hemisphere and seven in the southern hemisphere that operate in the… …   Wikipedia

  • Magnetosphere of Jupiter — Discovery[1] Discovered by …   Wikipedia

  • Magnetosphere of Saturn — Aurorae on the south pole of Saturn as viewed by Hubble Internal field[1 …   Wikipedia

  • Ionosonde — Beziehung von Ionosphäre und Erdatmosphäre Elektronendichte und Ionenzusammensetzung in den oberen Ionosphärenschichten …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Ionosphärenstörung — Beziehung von Ionosphäre und Erdatmosphäre Elektronendichte und Ionenzusammensetzung in den oberen Ionosphärenschichten …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Polar Cap Absorption — Beziehung von Ionosphäre und Erdatmosphäre Elektronendichte und Ionenzusammensetzung in den oberen Ionosphärenschichten …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Cluster (spacecraft) — Cluster Operator European Space Agency in international collaboration with NASA Major contractors Dornier GmbH (now part of EADS) Mission type Orbiter Satellite of Earth …   Wikipedia

  • Aurora (astronomy) — Aurora Borealis redirects here. For other uses, see Aurora Borealis (disambiguation). Aurora Australis redirects here. For the ship, see Aurora Australis (icebreaker). For the book, see Aurora Australis (book). Northern lights redirects here. For …   Wikipedia

  • Solar wind — For other uses, see Solar wind (disambiguation). The solar wind is a stream of charged particles ejected from the upper atmosphere of the Sun. It mostly consists of electrons and protons with energies usually between 1.5 and 10 keV. The stream of …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”