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VT Radar Schedules

See the web page for the Scheduling Working Group

Although the coded files are specifically for each radar, the Scheduling Working Group (SWG) files apply to all radars in the SuperDARN network.

June 2017

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
01
0000-2400 Common Time (1-min)
02
0000-2400 Common Time (1-min)
03
0000-0400 Common Time (1-min)
0000-1400 Special Time (ARASE) *(A)*
1400-2400 Common Time (1-min)

04
0000-2400 Common Time (1-min)
05
0000-0400 Common Time (1-min)
0400-2400 Special Time (Note C)
06
0000-2400 Special Time (Note C)
07
0000-0400 Special Time (Note C)
0400-2400 Discretionary Time
08
0000-2400 Discretionary Time
09
0000-2400 Discretionary Time
10
0000-2400 Discretionary Time

11
0000-2400 Discretionary Time
12
0000-2400 Discretionary Time
13
0000-1000 Special Time (ARASE) *(B)*
1000-2400 Common Time (1-min)
14
0000-1000 Special Time (THEMIS)
1000-2400 Common Time (1-min)
15
0000-2400 Common Time (1-min)
16
0000-0400 Common Time (1-min)
0400-1400 Special Time (ARASE) *(C)*
1400-2400 Discretionary Time
17
0000-2400 Discretionary Time

18
0000-2400 Discretionary Time
19
0000-1800 Discretionary Time
1800-2400 Special Time (ARASE) *(D)*
20
0000-0200 Special Time (ARASE) *(D)*
0200-0400 Common Time (1-min)
0400-1200 Special Time (ARASE) *(E)*
1200-2400 Common Time (1-min)
21
0000-2400 Common Time (1-min)
22
0000-1200 Common Time (1-min)
1200-2000 Common Time (1-min)
2000-2400 Special Time (THEMIS)
23
0000-0600 Special Time (THEMIS)
0600-1600 Special Time (ARASE) *(F)*
1600-2400 Common Time (1-min)
24
0000-0200 Common Time (1-min)
0200-1200 Special Time (ARASE) *(G)*
1200-2400 Common Time (1-min)

25
0000-0600 Common Time (1-min)
0600-1600 Special Time (ARASE) *(H)*
1600-2400 Common Time (1-min)
26
0000-2400 Common Time (1-min)
27
0000-2400 Common Time (1-min)
28
0000-2400 Common Time (1-min)
29
0000-2400 Common Time (1-min)
30
0000-2400 Common Time (1-min)

Notes:

Note A: ARASE - This is a spacecraft working group request to support the
ARASE/ERG mission. The radars highlighted in the square brackets for each
interval should run either interleaved_normalscan (a full scan of at least
16 beams with a non-sequential manner that interleaves the beam number,
with a scan time of 1-min) or themisscan according to the mode listed in
the curly brackets. All other radars should run a 'normal' 1-min common
time mode e.g., normalscan. Footprint plots can be found at
https://ergsc.isee.nagoya-u.ac.jp/cef/orbit_ergsd.cgi .

[note A] KOD PGR CVW CVE SAS FHW FHE KAP BKS DCE SPS
[note B] CVW CVE SAS FHW FHE KAP BKS WAL GBR DCE SPS HAL SAN SYS
[note C] ADW ADE KSR KOD PGR CVW CVE SAS FHW FHE DCE SPS
[note D] PYK HAN LYR SYS SYE KER ZHO
[note E] KOD PGR CVW CVE SAS FHW FHE KAP BKS DCE SPS
[note F] HKW HOK ADW ADE KSR KOD PGR CVW CVE BPK TIG UNW ZHO
[note G] KOD PGR CVW CVE SAS FHW FHE KAP BKS DCE SPS
[note H] HOK ADW ADE KSR KOD PGR CVW BPK TIG UNW
Note B: THEMISSCAN - This is a spacecraft working group request to support
the MMS mission. All radars should run themisscan during this interval.
This mode has a camping beam which is sounded on every 6 seconds. The
scanning scheme is such that the field of view scan is interleaved with the
camping beam. The PIs/operators are welcome to adapt the mode for the
geometry for any conjunctions as they see fit (e.g., by changing the
camping beam) - footprint plots can be found at
http://www.southampton.ac.uk/~rcf2c13/footprints/ .

Note C: Convection - This is a Special Time request from Simon Shepherd at
Dartmouth College to investigate the possibility of providing sub-minute
convection maps. All radars should run interleaved_normalscan (a full scan
of at least 16 beams with a non-sequential manner that interleaves the beam
number, with a scan time of 1-min). Note that this interval overlaps with
two ARASE conjunctions from 08-16 UT on June 6 and 18-02 UT on June 6-7.

Show July 2017 Schedule

Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
				01 0000-2400 Common Time (1-min)	02 0000-2400 Common Time (1-min)	03 0000-0400 Common Time (1-min) 0000-1400 Special Time (ARASE) (A) 1400-2400 Common Time (1-min)
04 0000-2400 Common Time (1-min)	05 0000-0400 Common Time (1-min) 0400-2400 Special Time (Note C)	06 0000-2400 Special Time (Note C)	07 0000-0400 Special Time (Note C) 0400-2400 Discretionary Time	08 0000-2400 Discretionary Time	09 0000-2400 Discretionary Time	10 0000-2400 Discretionary Time
11 0000-2400 Discretionary Time	12 0000-2400 Discretionary Time	13 0000-1000 Special Time (ARASE) (B) 1000-2400 Common Time (1-min)	14 0000-1000 Special Time (THEMIS) 1000-2400 Common Time (1-min)	15 0000-2400 Common Time (1-min)	16 0000-0400 Common Time (1-min) 0400-1400 Special Time (ARASE) (C) 1400-2400 Discretionary Time	17 0000-2400 Discretionary Time
18 0000-2400 Discretionary Time	19 0000-1800 Discretionary Time 1800-2400 Special Time (ARASE) (D)	20 0000-0200 Special Time (ARASE) (D) 0200-0400 Common Time (1-min) 0400-1200 Special Time (ARASE) (E) 1200-2400 Common Time (1-min)	21 0000-2400 Common Time (1-min)	22 0000-1200 Common Time (1-min) 1200-2000 Common Time (1-min) 2000-2400 Special Time (THEMIS)	23 0000-0600 Special Time (THEMIS) 0600-1600 Special Time (ARASE) (F) 1600-2400 Common Time (1-min)	24 0000-0200 Common Time (1-min) 0200-1200 Special Time (ARASE) (G) 1200-2400 Common Time (1-min)
25 0000-0600 Common Time (1-min) 0600-1600 Special Time (ARASE) (H) 1600-2400 Common Time (1-min)	26 0000-2400 Common Time (1-min)	27 0000-2400 Common Time (1-min)	28 0000-2400 Common Time (1-min)	29 0000-2400 Common Time (1-min)	30 0000-2400 Common Time (1-min)

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