New SuperDARN radar at Longyearbyen (Svalbard) Comes Online

By: ksterne on: Wed., Dec. 14, 2016 03:05 PM EST (10352 Reads)

A SuperDARN radar has been built on the grounds of the Kjell Henriksen Observatory (KHO) located on the Svalbard Archipelago far to the north of Scandinavia. First light was announced by the radar group at the University Centre in Svalbard (UNIS) led by new SuperDARN PI Dr. Dag Lorentzen and Dr. Lisa Baddeley. The radar is named for the nearby town of Longyearbyen and started contributing data to the SuperDARN stream on October 19, 2016. The Longyearbyen radar is the fourth to begin operations in the northern polar cap region and the first to be sponsored by Norway.

Congratulations to Dag, Lisa, and their team at UNIS!

Photo credit: Mikko Syrjasuo (UNIS)

For a UNIS news item about the opening ceremonies please see:

http://www.unis.no/superdarn-officially-opened/

Sponsor credit (from the UNIS news item):

'The Svalbard SuperDARN project started five years ago, when ConocoPhillips provided UNIS funding through its Northern Areas Research Program. The Lundin oil company also gave financial support for the NOK 10 million radar facility.'

New SuperDARN radar at Longyearbyen (Svalbard) Comes Online

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