RISR-C
The Resolute Bay Observatory is a US National Science Foundation research station, operated by SRI International. The observatory is home to NSF's Resolute Bay Incoherent Scatter Radar - North (RISR-N), and the University of Calgary's RISR-C (Canada) radar. The twin radars point in opposite directions, RISR-N to the North and RISR-C to the South.
Together they provide detailed measurements of ionospheric parameters (electron number density, plasma velocities, etc.) across a vast swath of the sky. This information is key to studying the coupling between our space environment and the upper atmosphere. RISR-C is funded by the Canada Foundation for Innovation and led by the University of Calgary's Auroral Imaging Group, in partnership with UCalgary Geomatic Engineering, University of Saskatchewan, Athabasca University and SRI International.
In addition to the Resolute Bay ISR, 10 redline all-sky auroral imaging systems were designed and deployed in the Canadian North. These imaging systems are operated by the GO-Canada REGO project (see below).
Find more information on the project along with real-time live webcams from the Resolute Bay facility on the RISR-C Project Website.
