Oral Presentation

Review of mid-latitude SuperDARN / future of SuperDARN

Author(s): Nozomu Nishitani (ISEE, Nagoya University)

Presenter: Nozomu Nishitani (ISEE, Nagoya University)

The Super Dual Auroral Radar Network (SuperDARN) is a network of high-frequency (HF) radars in the high- and mid-latitude regions of both hemispheres. The network is operated under international cooperation. The network was originally designed for monitoring the dynamics of the ionosphere and upper atmosphere mainly in the high-latitude regions. On the other hand, over the last approximately 15 years, SuperDARN has expanded into the mid-latitude regions. With radar coverage that now extends continuously from auroral to sub-auroral and mid-latitudes, a wide variety of new scientific achievements have been made. In this presentation, a review of the accomplishments of the mid-latitude SuperDARN will be presented. The future directions of the SuperDARN, including the expansion of the SuperDARN field of view into even lower latitudes, will also be discussed.