Principles of the Instrument Program
- The lead scientist or principle investigator funded by his/her country provides instrumentation (or fabrication plans) and data distribution
- The host country provides the workforce, facilities, and operational support typically at a local university.
- Host scientists become part of science team
- All data and data analysis activity are shared
- All scientists participate in publications and scientific meetings where possible
New instrument arrays are welcome. To propose new instrument array, please contact Dr. Nat Gopalswamy, e-mail: nat.gopalswamy[at]nasa.gov
Map of the geographical position of ISWI instruments can be found here.
List of ISWI Projects
Updated on 30 Apr 2014, 6 March 2016, 27 Feb 2017, 30 Nov 2017 and 23 Jan 2018.
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- Atmospheric Electric Field Network in South America (AFINSA)
Lead Scientist: Dr. Jean-Pierre Raulin (Universidade Presbiteriana Mackenzie) Brazil
Objective: To obtain a daily variation curve of the fair weather Atmospheric Electric Field (AEF) (standard curve) based on means on different time scales, such as monthly, seasonal and annual.(read more)
- African Meridian B-field Education and Research (AMBER)
Lead Scientists: Dr. Endawoke Yizengaw (Boston College) and Dr. Mark Moldwin (Uni of Michigan) United States
Objective: Understand low latitude electrodynamics, ULF pulsations, effect of Pc5 ULF on MeV electron population in inner radiation belts(read more)
- African Dual Frequency GPS Network (AMMA)
Lead Scientist: Dr. Olivier Bock (IGN) France
Objective: To increase the number of real-time dual-frequency GPS stations worldwide for the study of ionospheric variability, response of the ionospheric total electron content (TEC) during geomagnetic storms over the African sector.(read more)
- Atmospheric Weather Education System for Observation and Modeling of Effects (AWESOME) and SID (Sudden Ionospheric Disturbance Monitor)
Lead Scientist: Dr. Morris Cohen (Georgia Tech), Dr. Umran S. Inan (Stanford), and
Ms. Deborah Scherrer (Stanford) US
Objective: Lightning, electron precipitation, sprites and elves, terrestrial gamma ray flashes, whistlers, geomagnetic storms, radio atmospherics.(read more)
- Boston University All-Sky Imaging Network (BU_ASI)
Lead Scientist: Dr. Michael Mendillo and Dr. Carlos Martinis (Boston Uni) United States
Objective: The BU all-sky imager network has been built to study magnetically conjugate processes in the thermosphere-ionosphere from low latitudes to sub-auroral latitudes.(read more)
- Compound Astronomical Low-cost Low-frequency Instrument for Spectroscopy and Transportable Observatory (CALLISTO)
Lead Scientist: Arnold Otto Benz, Christian Andreas Monstein (IRSOL) and André Csillaghy (FHNW)
Switzerland
Objective: Study the magnetic activity of a wide range of astrophysical objects with emphasis on the Sun and cool stars(read more)
- Continuous H-alpha Imaging Network (CHAIN)
Lead Scientist: Kiyoshi Ichimoto and Dr. Satoru UeNo (Kyoto U) Japan
Objective: Solar activity, flares, filaments, filament eruptions(read more)
- Coherent Ionospheric Doppler Receivers (CIDR)
Lead Scientist: Prof. Ayman Mahrous (Helwan University, Egypt) and Dr. Trevor W. Garner(U Tex) United States
Objective: To tomographically reconstruct the ionosphere and to provide input to Data Assimilation models(read more)
- Global Ionosphere Flare Detection System (GIFDS)
Lead Scientist: Dr. Norbert Jakowski and Daniela Banyś (German Aerospace Center) Germany
Objective: To issue warnings for mitigating space weather impact on sensitive technologies(read more)
- Global Muon Detector Network (GMDN)
Lead Scientist: Chihiro Kato (Shinsu U) Japan
Objective: To identify the precursory decrease of cosmic ray intensity that takes place more than one day prior to the Earth-arrival of shock driven by an interplanetary coronal mass ejection(read more)
- Low-latitude Ionosphere Sensor Network (LISN)
Lead Scientist: Dr. Cesar Valladeres (Boston College) United States
Objective: To monitor and specify the conditions of the equatorial and low-latitude ionosphere over South America.(read more)
- Magnetic Data Acquisition System (MAGDAS)
Lead Scientist: Dr. Kiyohumi Yumoto and Dr. Akimasa Yoshikawa (Kyushu U) Japan
Objective: Study of dynamics of geospace plasma changes during magnetic storms and auroral substorms, the electromagnetic response of iono-magnetosphere to various solar wind changes, and the penetration and propagation mechanisms of DP2-ULF range disturbances(read more)
- Optical Mesosphere Thermosphere Imager (OMTIs)
Lead Scientist: Dr. Kazuo Shiokawa (Nagoya U) Japan
Objective: Dynamics of the upper atmosphere through nocturnal airglow emissions(read more)
- Remote Equatorial Nighttime Observatory for Ionospheric Regions (RENOIR)
Lead Scientist: Dr. Jonathan J. Makela (U Illinois) United States
Objective: Study the equatorial/low-latitude ionosphere/thermosphere system, its response to storms, and the irregularities that can be present on a daily basis.(read more)
- Realistic Ionosphere (RI)
Lead Scientists: Dr. Bodo Reinisch and Dr. Ivan Galkin (U of Massachusetts Lowell)
United States
Objective: To provide accurate and prompt nowcast of the 3D global plasma density distribution in the subpeak ionosphere.(read more)
- South America Very Low frequency Network (SAVNET)
Lead Scientist: Dr. Jean-Pierre Raulin (U Presbiteriana) Brazil
Objective: Study of the SAMA region at low ionospheric altitudes and its structure and dynamics during geomagnetic perturbations(read more)
- Scintillation Network Decision Aid (SCINDA)
Lead Scientist: Dr. Keith Groves (Hanscom AFRL) United States
Objective: Study equatorial ionospheric disturbances to aid in the specification and prediction of communications degradation due to ionospheric scintillation in the earth's equatorial region(read more)
- Space Environment Viewing and Analysis Network (SEVAN)
Lead Scientist: Dr. Ashot Chilingarian (Aragats) Armenia
Objective: To improve short and long-term forecasts of dangerous consequences of space storms(read more)
- Solar Flares detected by Ionospheric Effects (SOFIE)
Lead Scientists: Dr. Norbert Jakowski and Alexander Kasten (German Aerospace Center (DLR)) Germany
Objective: To detect solar radio bursts (solar flares) by measuring countinously the intensity of VLF radio signals considering ionospheric propagation effects on radio waves(read more)