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SuperDARN
Magnetosphere
Ionosphere
HF radar
Ionospheric convection
Magnetic reconnection
Substorms
Magnetic field-aligned currents
ULF waves
Gravity waves
Mesospheric winds
Ionospheric irregularities

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Four Map Potential ionospheric convection maps for consecutive intervals showing the response of ionospheric convection to a southward turning of the IMF. Flow vectors are only shown in regions where there was line-of-sight velocity input. Each panel is presented in the same format as in Fig. b

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Four Map Potential ionospheric convection maps for consecutive intervals showing the response of ionospheric convection to a southward turning of the IMF. Flow vectors are only shown in regions where there was line-of-sight velocity input. Each panel is presented in the same format as in Fig. b

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Figure  5 shows an example of a time series of the measured ionospheric convection flow coinciding with a southward turning of the IMF which illustrates the almost complete determination of the global convection pattern by the Map Potential method.

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A decade of the Super Dual Auroral Radar Network (SuperDARN): scientific achievements, new techniques and future directions

by  Chisham, G.;  Lester, M.;  Milan, S. E.;  Freeman, M. P.;  Bristow, W. A.;  Grocott, A.;  McWilliams, K. A.;  Ruohoniemi, J. M.;  Yeoman, T. K.;  Dyson, P. L.;  Greenwald, R. A.;  Kikuchi, T.;  Pinnock, M.;  Rash, J. P. S.;  Sato, N.;  Sofko, G. J.;  Villain, J.-P.;  Walker, A. D. M.
Journal: Surveys in Geophysics  Vol.  28  Issue  1
DOI: 10.1007/s10712-007-9017-8
Published: 2007-06-07
Institution(s):  Natural Environment Research Council,  University of Leicester,  UAF Geophysical Institute,  University of Saskatchewan,  Johns Hopkins University,  La Trobe University,  Nagoya University,  University of KwaZulu-Natal,  National Institute of Polar Research,  LPCE/CNRS


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The Super Dual Auroral Radar Network (SuperDARN) has been operating as an international co-operative organization for over 10 years. The network has now grown so that the fields of view of its 18 radars cover the majority of the northern and southern hemisphere polar ionospheres. SuperDARN has been successful in addressing a wide range of scientific questions concerning processes in the magnetosphere, ionosphere, thermosphere, and mesosphere, as well as general plasma physics questions. We commence this paper with a historical introduction to SuperDARN. Following this, we review the science performed by SuperDARN over the last 10 years covering the areas of ionospheric convection, field-aligned currents, magnetic reconnection, substorms, MHD waves, the neutral atmosphere, and E-region ionospheric irregularities. In addition, we provide an up-to-date description of the current network, as well as the analysis techniques available for use with the data from the radars. We conclude the paper with a discussion of the future of SuperDARN, its expansion, and new science opportunities.

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