SuperDARN Workshop 2021 to be hosted by SANSA (South Africa) and held virtually, 24-28 May, 2021
By: miker on: Thu., Mar. 18, 2021 05:03 PM EDT (195 Reads)
Conference organizers Drs. Mike Kosch and Judy Stephenson have announced that the next SuperDARN workshop will be held virtually and hosted by the South African National Space Agency (SANSA). The dates for the meeting are May 24-28, 2021. For more information see the conference home page at https://www.sansa.org.za/superdarn-workshop-2021/.
![]() Significant dates: Early bird registration deadline: 07 May 2021 Abstract Submission: 07 May 2021 Presentation submission deadline: 14 May 2021 Late bird registration deadline: 21 May 2021 |
Release of Radar Software Toolkit, RST4.5, and How-to-Cite information
By: miker on: Wed., Jan. 20, 2021 10:38 AM EST (668 Reads)
On behalf of the SuperDARN Data Analysis Working Group, Co-chair Emma Bland (UNIS) has announced a new minor release of the Radar Software Toolkit, RST4.5. The release can be downloaded from Zenodo
![]() How to cite the software in publications: SuperDARN Data Analysis Working Group, Thomas, E.G., Schmidt, M.T., Bland, E.C., Burrell, A.G., Ponomarenko, P.V., Reimer, A.S., Sterne, K.T., Walach, M.-T. (2021, January 13). SuperDARN Radar Software Toolkit (RST) 4.5 (Version v4.5). Zenodo. http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4435297 ![]() |
How to acknowledge use of SuperDARN data
By: miker on: Sun., Jan. 03, 2021 01:51 PM EST (1267 Reads)
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The research enabled by SuperDARN is due to the efforts of teams of scientists and engineers working in many countries to build and operate radars, process data and provide access, develop and improve data products, and assist users in interpretation. Users of SuperDARN data and data products are asked to acknowledge this support in presentations and publications. A brief statement on how to acknowledge use of SuperDARN data is provided below (click 'Read More').
Users are also asked to consult with a SuperDARN PI prior to submission of work intended for publication. A listing of radars and PIs with contact information can be found at Radar Maps/Tables/Links |
SOLAR PREDICTION SCIENTISTS ANNOUNCE SOLAR CYCLE 25
By: miker on: Thu., Dec. 31, 2020 09:53 PM EST (804 Reads)
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As reported on the SWPC website (swpc.noaa.gov) Solar Cycle 25 has begun. Quoting: "The solar minimum between Solar Cycle 24 and 25 - the period when the sun is least active - happened in December 2019, when the 13-month smoothed sunspot number fell to 1.8, according to the Solar Cycle 25 Prediction Panel, co-chaired by NOAA and NASA. We are now in Solar Cycle 25 with peak sunspot activity expected in 2025." The press release by the National Weather Service with more details is available at https://www.weather.gov/news/201509-solar-cycle
![]() Photo: Solar image obtained with Solar Ultraviolet Imager aboard GOES-East on Dec. 15, 2019. This is the sun at its least active. Credit: NOAA |
Patricia Reiff's Comment on Diagnostics for Forecasting a 'Big Event' following a CME
By: miker on: Fri., Dec. 11, 2020 11:04 AM EST (638 Reads)
Following the fizzle of the geomagnetic 'Big Event' (G3 storm) forecast for Dec 9-11, 2020 due to the CME observed on Dec 7, Prof. Patricia Reiff at Rice University offered her thoughts on how to identify promising solar conditions to HamSCI mailing list subscribers (https://www.hamsci.org/). Quoting from Pat's email:
>> I wasn’t alarmed enough to send out a special alert to my "spacalrt" system. Why? Well, for the *really big* events, there is a halo CME, centered and expanding uniformly around the sun, saying the CME is pointed our way AND there is a HUGE amount of "snow" on the LASCO coronagraph, from the energetic particles hitting the detector. When I heard the announcement, I immediately downloaded the coronagraph movie and saw neither of these.<< Pat has offered specific guidance on how to diagnose these conditions in SOHO coronograph observations - See 'Read More'. The Rice space weather forecast and information on how to subscribe to the "spacalrt" email list are available at http://mms.rice.edu/mms/forecast.php ![]() Photo credit: SOHO LASCO C2 image from the NASA SOHO website |