Airborne Remote Sensing
Two of the four BAS Twin Otters are equipped with a full remote sensing capability, providing scientists with data on land, ice and sea.
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SAOZ
Read more of: SAOZSAOZ measures sunlight scattered from the overhead sky in a way that allows us to calculate how much of the atmospheric gases ozone and nitrogen dioxide the light has passed through on its journey.
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Dobson Spectrophotometer
Read more of: Dobson SpectrophotometerThe instrument that led to the discovery of ozone depletion over Antarctica
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Microwave radiometer
Read more of: Microwave radiometerThe microwave radiometer enables us to gain a better understanding of the chemistry and physics of the polar middle atmosphere, 35–90km above the ground, and how it affects climate.
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Riometer
Read more of: RiometerThe riometer at Halley measures the radiowave noise at 30MHz coming from the Galaxy.
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Search Coil Magnetometer
Read more of: Search Coil MagnetometerBAS operates a network of magnetometers across Antarctica that measure Earth’s magnetic field and space weather, from detecting aurora-generating waves to tracking radiation belt activity and mapping ionospheric currents that affect satellites.
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AutoVLF (Very low frequency)
Read more of: AutoVLF (Very low frequency)The AutoVLF system is a low-power independent instrument within the Electro-Magnetic Quiet Area (EMQA) at Halley Resarch Station.
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Optical caboose
Read more of: Optical cabooseThe Bomem has been operating at Halley periodically since 2002. It’s a spectrometer: an instrument that splits light into its component colours.
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Halley weather balloons
Read more of: Halley weather balloonsAt Halley, balloon launches take place every day at 11am. A device called a radiosonde hangs beneath the helium-filled balloon and measures temperature, pressure and humidity. From GPS we can also calculate wind speed and direction.
