THEMIS ground based observatory system design

S. E. Harris; S. B. Mende; V. Angelopoulos; W. Rachelson; E. Donovan; B. Jackel; M. Greffen; C. T. Russell; D. R. Pierce; D. J. Dearborn; K. Rowe; M. Connors

doi:10.1007/s11214-007-9294-z

THEMIS ground based observatory system design

S. E. Harris, S. B. Mende, V. Angelopoulos, W. Rachelson, E. Donovan, B. Jackel, M. Greffen, C. T. Russell, D. R. Pierce, D. J. Dearborn, K. Rowe, M. Connors

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The comprehensive THEMIS approach to solving the substorm problem calls for monitoring the nightside auroral oval with low-cost, robust white-light imagers and magnetometers that can deliver high time resolution data (0.33 and 2 Hz, respectively). A network of 20 Ground-Based Observatories (GBOs) are deployed across Canada and Alaska to support the collection of data from these instruments. Here we describe the system design of the observatory, with emphasis on how the design meets the environmental and data-collection requirements. We also review the design of the All Sky Imager (ASI), discuss how it was built to survive Arctic deployments, and summarize the optical characterizations performed to qualify the design to meet THEMIS mission requirements.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	213-233
Number of pages	21
Journal	Space Science Reviews
Volume	141
Issue number	1-4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s11214-007-9294-z
Publication status	Published - Dec. 2008

Keywords

All sky camera
Aurora
Geophysics
Magnetometer
Magnetosphere

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