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Map of measured surface currents in the Malta Channel for 27 October 2015 at 11:00 GMT.
Posted inScience Updates

Growing Network of Radar Systems Monitors Ocean Surface Currents

by H. Roarty, L. Hazard and E. A. Fanjul 5 April 20166 June 2022

Fourth Meeting of the Global High Frequency Radar Network; Heraklion, Crete, Greece, 22–23 September 2015

Posted inResearch Spotlights

Gamma Ray Bursts Leave Their Mark in the Low Ionosphere

by L. Strelich 10 March 201610 March 2023

Scientists use very low and low-frequency radio signals to detect short gamma ray bursts and their impact on the low ionosphere.

Posted inResearch Spotlights

Radar Study Examines Pulsing Tropical Climate

by David Shultz 22 February 201617 August 2022

In the Madden-Julian Oscillation, shear forces caused by air layers slipping and sliding near the equator play a critical role in forming enormous thunderstorms and monsoons.

Posted inResearch Spotlights

Decoding the Radio Transmissions of Shooting Stars

by Mark Zastrow 26 January 201627 January 2022

Spectacular fireball meteors don't just light up the night sky—recent observations show they also emit mysterious high-frequency radio waves. Now scientists think they understand why.

Posted inNews

Antarctic Ice May Harbor Huge Network of Canyons

by S. Kelleher 22 January 20166 June 2022

Scientists saw hints in satellite data of dramatic geologic features under thousands of meters of ice in a little-probed part of East Antarctica. Now they are using airborne radar to explore further.

Posted inNews

Human Radio Transmissions Create Barrier to "Killer Electrons"

by JoAnna Wendel 16 December 20151 March 2023

An interaction between radio waves and the Van Allen radiation belts creates a bubble around the Earth that high-energy electrons can't penetrate.

Posted inResearch Spotlights

Ice-Penetrating Radar Reveals Age of Greenland Ice Sheet Layers

by Terri Cook 13 August 20159 February 2023

First comprehensive analysis of deep radar data gives insight into the dynamics and history of the Greenland Ice Sheet.

Posted inScience Updates

Coastal Altimetry Challenges Our Understanding of Short Scales in the Ocean

by P. Cipollini, S. Vignudelli and J. Benveniste 24 March 201522 March 2023

8th Coastal Altimetry Workshop; Konstanz, Germany, 23–24 October 2014

Posted inResearch Spotlights

Radio Blackout! Ham Radio as an Operational and Scientific Instrument

by Mark Zastrow 16 February 201527 January 2022

Monitoring solar activity that disrupts communications can be helped by crowdsourced and automated reports from amateur radio operators.

Posted inResearch Spotlights

Reading Backscatter from Near-shore Ocean Waves

by JoAnna Wendel 18 November 20143 February 2023

Researchers use radar wave scattering properties of nearshore waves to studying shoreline dynamics.

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