HLMS VHF Auroral Radar

Please Note

As of June 2009, the HLMS station has been decommissioned. The radar, magnetometer, and riometer data are no longer available. For questions, please contact the Geophysical Institute Operations Office [(907) 474-7291].

- Ed Hoch

HLMS VHF Auroral Radar

The High Latitude Monitoring Station (HLMS) VHF auroral radar, located at Elmendorf Air Force base near Anchorage, Alaska, measures reflections from intense patches of ionization in the E-region of the ionosphere over Fairbanks, Poker Flat, and the downrange area. The following information about the radar is available:

Real-time plot of current HLMS VHF auroral radar data (current status).
General information and specifications for the HLMS VHF auroral radar.
A brief explanation of how the HLMS auroral radar works.
A visual catalog of data for 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, and 2000.

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This page last updated Monday, June 29, 2009 at 10:36 PM by Ed Hoch.