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, November 04, 2002 at 06:00 PM by Ed Hoch.