Shortwave Fadeout(SWF) Monitor

This tool monitors shortwave fadeout events using echo count analysis from North American SuperDARN radars. It is currently under development and uses data from three Virginia Tech radars: Blackstone (BKS), Fort Hays West (FHW), and Fort Hays East (FHE). This tool is currently in development phase so, for testing purposes, only 2024 data is available. We focus on periods when North America is on the dayside, since shortwave fadeout is a dayside phenomenon.

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Explore SWF Events

Click any colored date above to analyze SuperDARN echo count patterns and discover shortwave fadeout events detected by North American radars.

What you'll see:

SuperDARN echo count time series

SWF event phase markers

Ionospheric impact analysis

GOES X-ray irradiance data

Analyzing SWF Data

Processing SuperDARN echo count data and analyzing shortwave fadeout patterns from North American radar stations...

Loading radar data (BKS, FHE, FHW)

Aggregating echo counts

Detecting SWF events

Loading solar irradiance data

Data Unavailable

Unable to retrieve SuperDARN echo count data for this date. This might be due to:

Radar maintenance or downtime

Data processing delays

Network connectivity issues