Facilities

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1. Medium Frequency Radar

   The Medium Frequency (MF) radar at Rothera Research Station measures an altitude profile of the horizontal wind in the mesosphere, between 55 and 95 km.

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2. Halley MF (Medium Frequency) Radar

   The MF radar at Halley measures an altitude profile of the horizontal wind in the mesosphere, between 55 and 95 km.

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3. SuperDARN (Super Dual Auroral Radar Network) Halley Radar

   The Super Dual Auroral Radar Network (SuperDARN) is a worldwide network of radars that studies space weather and Earth’s upper atmosphere. For over 20 years, scientists from different countries have worked together to run this network.

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4. Low volume aerosol sampler

   Draws small volumes of air through filters to collect particles in the atmosphere for chemical analysis.

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5. High volume aerosol sampler

   Draws large volumes of air through filters to collect particles in the atmosphere for chemical analysis.

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6. Surface ozone monitor Tei 49i

   Measures surface ozone, indicative of fast photochemistry.

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7. Condensation Particle Counter (CPC) TSI 3772

   Measures the number of particles in the atmosphere with radius greater than 10 nm.

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8. LGR CO/N2O

   Measures atmospheric carbon monoxide and nitrous oxide.

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9. Picarro 2301

   Measures atmospheric carbon dioxide, methane, and water vapour.

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10. Aethalometer AE-33

    Measures particulate carbon in the atmosphere that derives from combustion.

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11. Ship-borne imager system

    This system is comprised of three 1 degree field of view instruments that measure the OH airglow emission at ~87 km altitude.

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12. all-sky infrared airglow imager

    This instrument observes infrared emissions during the night and operates on a high temporal cadence.

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