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Riometer (Relative Ionospheric Opacity Meter) Data

Entry ID: NICT_RIO_OBS

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Summary

Abstract: National Institute of Information and Communications Technology has been observing the absorption of cosmic radio noise with a standard riometer (relative ionospheric opacity meter) at 30 MHz at Syowa Station, Antarctica since February 1967.

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Spatial coordinates

N: -69.0

S: -69.0

E: 40.0

W: 40.0

Temporal Coverage

Start Date: 1967-02-08

Location Keywords

CONTINENT > ANTARCTICA > SYOWA STATION

GEOGRAPHIC REGION > POLAR

VERTICAL LOCATION > IONOSPHERE

Science Keywords

ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION > ABSORPTION

SUN-EARTH INTERACTIONS > IONOSPHERE/MAGNETOSPHERE DYNAMICS

ISO Topic Category

CLIMATOLOGY/METEOROLOGY/ATMOSPHERE

Instrument

RIOMETER > Relative Ionospheric Opacity Meter

Project

JARE > Japanese Antarctic Research Expedition

IPY > INTERNATIONAL POLAR YEAR

Use Constraints PICCCBY

Ancillary Keywords

IONOSPHERIC ABSORPTION

SHOWA STATION

Data Center

World Data Center for Ionosphere, National Institute of Information and Communications Technology, Tokyo, Japan

Data Center URL: http://wdc.nict.go.jp/index_eng.html

Data Center Personnel
Name: MINORU KUBOTA Phone: +81-42-327-5378 Fax: +81-42-327-6163 Email: mkubota at nict.go.jp Contact Address: 4-2-1 Nukuikita-machi City: Koganei-shi Province or State: Tokyo Postal Code: 184-8795 Country: JAPAN