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Old 11th Feb 2012, 20:50
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TEEEJ
 
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It really goes to show how much the Argentines are clutching at straws. Obviously the compiler of the 'research' is into conspiracy theories. It is like the conspiracy loons that think High Frequency Active Auroral Research Program (HAARP) controls the weather and causes earthquakes. Is this the best that Argentine Military Intelligence can do?

The Argentine Foreign Minister points out the HF radar at 07:56 in the following video.



The HF radar is located at Goose Green.



The Falklands radar is funded by the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC). The radar is collaboration between the University of Leicester which supplied the masts, and BAS, which provided the electronic equipment.

“The electronics come from a long-established BAS radar station which is currently being moved and rebuilt because it’s on an ice shelf which is slipping into the sea,” explains Dr Milan. “When the equipment came back to the UK for refurbishment, we realized that we could combine it with a spare set of antennas and temporarily establish a station on the Falklands.”

The radar station was built with the aid of engineers from Leicester and BAS over several weeks at the start of this year and went operational on 14 February. It is based at Goose Green, a remote community which was the site of a famous battle during the 1982 Falklands conflict.
Radar system in the Falklands to monitor the "Southern Lights"

The radar at Goose Green joins the SuperDARN network and the data is made available on the internet.

What is SuperDARN

SuperDARN stands for Super Dual Auroral Radar Network. This network consists of over 20 radars operating on frequencies between 8 and 20 MHz and looking into the polar regions of the Earth. These radars can measure the position and velocity of charged particles in the Earth's ionosphere, the highest layer of the Earth's atmosphere.

Because the movements of these particles are tied to the movements of the Earth's magnetic field which, in turn, extends into space, SuperDARN data provides scientists with information regarding the Earth's interaction with the space environment.

SuperDARN is an international collaboration involving scientists and funding agencies of over a dozen countries ......
More info at following link

SuperDARN: What is SuperDARN

There is also a SuperDARN radar in the Falklands that is funded by the US as part of the international project.

SuperDARN: Locations of Radars

Getting Data

SuperDARN: Getting Data
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