About SuperDARN
SuperDARN stands for Super Dual Auroral Radar Network.
The network consists of more than 30 low-power HF radars that look
into Earth's upper atmosphere beginning at mid-latitudes and extending
into the polar regions. The radars operate continuously and observe
the motion of charged particles (plasma) in the ionosphere and other
effects that provide scientists with information on Earth's space
environment. The knowledge gained from this work provides insight
into space weather hazards including radiation exposure for
high-altitude travelers and disruptions to communication networks,
navigation systems (GPS), and electrical power grids.
The SuperDARN Research Group at Virginia Tech (VT) collaborates with an international community of scientists and engineers to operate radars and share data. The VT Group operates five radars distributed over sites in Canada and the U.S. For a summary of the radars and their affiliations, visit the Radar Pages section.
The SuperDARN Research Group at Virginia Tech (VT) collaborates with an international community of scientists and engineers to operate radars and share data. The VT Group operates five radars distributed over sites in Canada and the U.S. For a summary of the radars and their affiliations, visit the Radar Pages section.
How to Acknowledge use of SuperDARN data
The research enabled by SuperDARN is due to the efforts of teams of
scientists and engineers working in many countries to build and operate
radars, process data and provide access, develop and improve data
products, and assist users in interpretation. Users of SuperDARN data
and data products are asked to acknowledge this support in presentations
and publications. A brief statement on how to acknowledge use of
SuperDARN data is provided here.
Users are also asked to consult with a SuperDARN PI prior to submission of
work intended for publication. A listing of radars and PIs with contact information
can be found here.
U.S. SuperDARN Collaboration
The U.S. component of SuperDARN is funded by the National Science
Foundation under the Space Weather Research (SWR) Program as a
collaboration between Virginia Tech (lead institution), Dartmouth
College, Penn State University, and the Johns Hopkins
University Applied Physics Laboratory (JHU/APL). Click logos for
access to the web sites of the U.S. partners.
International SuperDARN Collaborators
In addition to the U.S. partners, the SuperDARN collaboration counts
many international partner institutions that share an interest in
studies of the ionosphere and the relationship between the ionosphere
and space weather.