| Location | Instrument | Measures | Contact |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arequipa 16.5 S,71.5 W |
FPI | Tn, Ux, Uy, 630 nm brightness | J. Meriwether, Clemson U. john.meriwether@ces.clemson.edu |
| all sky imager | 630, 557.7, 777.4 nm 2-D brightness | M. Mendillo, Boston U. mendillo@bu.edu |
|
| Ancon | scintillation drift receiver | zonal plasma drifts, S4, UHF spectrum, L-band spectrum | Sa. Basu, AFRL santimay@aol.com C. Valladares, Boston College cesar@dlws7.bc.edu |
| GPS receiver | TEC, S4 | ||
| Jicamarca 12 S, 77 W |
Incoherent Scatter Radar |
Ne, Te, Ti, H+ Vx, Vz, Power |
D. Hysell, Clemson U daveh@vlasov.phys.clemson.edu E. Kudeki, U. Illinois erhan@uiuc.edu |
| JULIA coherent scatter radar | Vx, Vz, power | D. Hysell, Clemson U. daveh@vlasov.phys.clemson.edu |
|
| Digisonde | Ne, Vx, Vy | T. Bullett, AFRL bullett@plh.af.mil |
|
| Taltal/Antofagasto/ Carmen Alto |
all sky imager | 630 nm column brightness | E. Weber, AFRL webere@zircon.plh.af.mil |
| Digisonde | Ne, Vx, Vy | T. Bullett, AFRL bullett@plh.af.mil |
|
| GPS receiver | TEC, S4 | Sa. Basu, AFRL santimay@aol.com C. Valladares, Boston College cesar@dlws7.bc.edu |
|
| scintillation drift receiver | zonal plasma drifts, S4, UHF spectrum, L-band spectrum | ||
| FPI | Tn, Ux, Uy, 630 nm brightness | R. Niciejewski, U. Michigan niciejew@umich.edu |
|
| Tucuman | all sky imager | 630, 557.7, 777.4 nm 2-D brightness | M. Mendillo, Boston U. mendillo@bu.edu |
| various (Arequipa, Bogota, Brasilia, Fortaleza, Koutou, La Plata, Santiago) |
GPS (JPL/IGS) network | TEC and phase fluctuations | J. Aarons, Boston U. aarons@buasta.bu.edu |
| AFRL | Air Force Research Lab at Hanscom Air Force Base, Massachusetts |
| ISR | Incoherent Scatter Radar |
| FPI | Fabry-Perot Interferometer |
| GPS | Global Positioning System |
| S4 | scintillation index |
| Te | electron temperature |
| TEC | total electron content |
| Ti | ion temperature |
| Tn | neutral temperature |
| Ux | neutral zonal wind (east-west, positive to east) |
| Uy | neutral meridional wind (north-south, positive to north) |
| Vx | zonal ion drift (east-west) |
| Vy | meridional ion drift (north-south) |
| Vz | vertical ion drift |