Facilities

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1. Riometer (Relative Ionospheric Opacity Meter)

   The Halley Research Station multiband riometer is a passive instrument that measures radio energy from natural astronomical sources.

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2. SkiYMET

   A meteor radar that uses the scatter from meteor trails to estimate horizontal neutral winds between 80 and 110 km

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3. 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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4. 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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5. 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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6. Low volume aerosol sampler

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

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7. High volume aerosol sampler

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

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8. Surface ozone monitor Tei 49i

   Measures surface ozone, indicative of fast photochemistry.

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9. Condensation Particle Counter (CPC) TSI 3772

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

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10. LGR CO/N2O

    Measures atmospheric carbon monoxide and nitrous oxide.

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11. Picarro 2301

    Measures atmospheric carbon dioxide, methane, and water vapour.

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12. Aethalometer AE-33

    Measures particulate carbon in the atmosphere that derives from combustion.

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