Poker Flat Incoherent Scatter Radar (PFISR)
Resolute Bay Incoherent Scatter Radar (RISR)
Student Workshop
July 13 - 17, 2009
SRI International
Menlo Park, CA
A student workshop aimed at providing students with hands-on experience in designing and running experiments at the Poker Flat Incoherent Scatter Radar (PFISR) and the Resolute Bay Incoherent Scatter Radar (RISR) will be held at SRI International, Menlo Park, CA, July 13 - 17, 2009. This workshop is the second of several student workshops aimed at teaching the new generation of scientists how to request and analyze incoherent scatter radar (ISR) experiments. All students will have the opportunity to work one-on-one with an experienced scientist. The workshop will be structured to provide presentations in the morning, and hands-on experience in experiment design and analysis in the afternoons. The morning lectures will include an introduction to the theory of incoherent scatter, radar operations, ISR analysis techniques, and the Madrigal data base. The afternoon exercises will involve working closely with Upper Atmospheric Facility (UAF) staff in the topic areas of: proposal design, experiment execution, and data analysis.
SRI International, under a grant from the National Science Foundation, developed the AMISR, a modular, relocatable radar. SRI is leading an NSF-funded collaborative effort in maximizing the utilization of the AMISR facilities by scientists and students from around the world to conduct studies of the upper atmosphere and to observe space weather events.
This workshop is suitable for graduate and advanced undergraduate students. The workshop is sponsored by the National Science Foundation through its Upper Atmospheric Facility Program within the Geosciences Directorate.
Attendance is limited to 16 students and their advisors. For students within the U.S., travel, housing and most meals will be provided. For students outside of the U.S., travel is not included.
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