Array Systems
A recent trend in ground based space science instrumentation is
the use of instruments such as advanced radio receivers, GPS systems,
and ionospheric radars in spatially distributed arrays. These arrays
provide both global context and simultaneous high resolution
observations of the near space environment. Such observations are very
valuable because the response of the geospace environment to Space
Weather phenomena is most often both rapid and global in nature. The
MIT Haystack Observatory has taken a leading role in the
implementation and use of such instrument arrays. This role includes
the development and application of global GPS based techniques for
mapping the planetary total electron content of the ionosphere, the
design and implementation of advanced ionospheric radar systems that
can remotely sense the physical properties of the space environment,
and the integration of advanced software radar and information
technology techniques to enable the deployment of large scale
instrumentation networks.
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