Sondrestrom Upper Atmospheric Research Facility
| Sondrestrom Upper Atmospheric Research Facility | |
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.JPG) Sondrestrom Upper Atmospheric Research Facility |
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| Organization | SRI International National Science Foundation Danish Meteorological Institute |
| Location | 66°59′09″N 50°56′44″W / 66.9858°N 50.945626°W |
| Wavelength | L band |
| Built | 1983 |
| Collecting area | 32 m (105 ft) |
| Website | isr.sri.com |
The Sondrestrom Upper Atmospheric Research Facility is an ionospheric and atmospheric research facility situated about 15 km (9.3 mi) west of Kangerlussuaq, Greenland. It is commonly known around the town as Kellyville. It is operated by the SRI International for the U.S. National Science Foundation and the Danish Meteorological Institute.
This facility is host to more than 20 instruments, the majority of which provide unique and complementary information about the arctic upper atmosphere. The centerpiece instrument of the facility is an L band incoherent scatter (IS) radar with a 32 m (105 ft) fully steerable antenna. It has been operational since the ionospheric radar was transported from Alaska to Kangerlussuaq in 1983 and it continues to be in high demand by the scientific communities.[1]
References [edit]
- ^ "About Sondrestrom". SRI International. Retrieved 2012-03-16.
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