Interhemispheric Coupling Study by Observations and Modelling (ICSOM)

Participants

Instruments Participated:
MST/IS Radars
Facility Type Location Latitude Longitude Frequency (MHz) Peak power PI
PANSY MST/IS Syowa St., Antarctic 69.00°S 39.59°E 47.0 520 kW K. Sato
Davis MST Radar MST Davis St., Antactica 68.58°S 77.97°E 55.0 70 kW D. Murphy
Jicamarca Radar MST/IS Lima, Peru 11.95°S 76.87°W 49.92 4 MW M. Milla
EAR MST/IS Kototabang, Indonesia 0.20°S 100.32°E 47.0 100 kW T. Tsuda
MU Radar MST/IS Shigaraki, Japan 34.85°N 136.10°E 46.5 1 MW T. Tsuda
MAARSY MST/IS Andoya, Norway 69.30°N 16.04°E 53.5 800 kW R. Latteck & J. Chau
Aberystwyth MST Aberystwyth in west Wales, UK 52.42°N 4.01°W 46.5 160 kW NERC
Xianghe MST radar MST Xianghe County,Hebei Province, China 39.75°N 116.99°E 53.8 172 kW Meridian Project
Wuhan Chongyang MST radar MST Chongyang County, Hubei Province, China 29.53°N 104.03°E 53.8 172 kW Meridian Project
EISCAT UHF IS Tromsø, Norway 69.59°N 19.23°E 929.5 2 MW Y. Ogawa
EISCAT ESR IS Longyearbyen, Norway 78.15°N 16.03°E 500 1 MW Y. Ogawa
Complementary Observations: Radars
Facility Type Location Latitude Longitude Frequency (MHz) Peak power PI
Syowa MFR MF Syowa St. Antarctic 69.00°S 39.59°E 2.4 50 kW M. Tsutsumi
Saura MFR MF Saura, Andøya, Norway 69.14°N 16.02°E 3.17 116 kW R. Latteck & J. Chau
Andenes MFR MF Andenes, Andøya, Norway 69.27°N 16.04°E 1.98 50 kW R. Latteck & J. Chau
Davis MFR MF Davis St., Antactica 68.58°S 77.97°E 1.94 25 kW D. Murphy
Tromsø MFR MF Tromsø, Norway 69.58°N 19.22°E 2.78 50 kW C. Hall, A. Manson, C. Meek, & S. Nozawa
Saskatoon MFR MF Saskatoon, Canada 52°N 107°W 2.22 50 kW A. Manson & C. Meek
Svalbard MWR Meteor Adventdalen, Svalbard, Norway 78.2°N 16.0°E 31 7.5 kW M. Tsutsumi & C. Hall
Tromsø MWR Meteor Tromsø, Norway 69°35'N 19°02'E 30.25 7.5 kW M. Tsutsumi & C. Hall
Andenes MWR Meteor Andenes, Andøya, Norway 69.27°N 16.04°E 32.55 12 kW R. Latteck & J. Chau
Juliusruh MWR Meteor Juliusruh, Germany 54.6°N 13.4°E 32.55 12 kW R. Latteck & J. Chau
Davis MWR Meteor Davis St., Antactica 68.58°S 77.97°E 33.2 7.5 kW D. Murphy
JASMET Meteor Lima, Peru 11.95°S 76.87°W 50 100 kW D. Scipion
Trondheim MWR Meteor Trondheim, Norway 63.4°N 10.5°E 34.21 30 kW P. J. Espy
Eureka SKiYMET MWR Meteor Eureka, Canada 80°N 86.4°W A. Manson & C. Meek
Biak MWR Meteor Biak, West Papua, Indonesia 1.17°S 136.10°E 33.32 12 kW T. Tsuda
Koto Tabang MWR Meteor Koto Tabang, West Sumatra, Indonesia 0.20°S 100.32°E 37.70 12 kW T. Tsuda
Hainan Ledong Meteor Shanjiao village of Jiusuo town, Ledong county, Hainan province, China 18.45°N 108.98°E 38.9 20 kW G. Li
Complementary Observations: Optical Instruments
Facility Type Location Latitude Longitude Frequency (MHz) Peak power PI
ERWIN Michelson interferometer Eureka, Canada 80°N 86.4°W W. Ward
High-resolution model simulations
  • JAGUAR: S. Watanabe, K. Sato
  • High-top NICAM focusing on high-latitude SH: R. Shibuya, K. Sato
  • Low-top but global NICAM: T. Nasuno