HR: 0800h
AN: SH41A-1078    [Abstracts]
TI: Infrastructure and autonomy: a comparison of the new CGSM and THEMIS-GBO instrument arrays
AU: * Jackel, B
EM: bjackel@phys.ucalgary.ca
AF: University of Calgary, Physics & Astronomy University of Calgary 2500 University Drive N.W., Calgary, AB T2N 1N4 Canada
AU: Donovan, E
EM: eric@phys.ucalgary.ca
AF: University of Calgary, Physics & Astronomy University of Calgary 2500 University Drive N.W., Calgary, AB T2N 1N4 Canada
AU: Greffen, M
EM: greffen@phys.ucalgary.ca
AF: University of Calgary, Physics & Astronomy University of Calgary 2500 University Drive N.W., Calgary, AB T2N 1N4 Canada
AU: Harris, S
EM: sharris@ssl.berkeley.edu
AF: University of California, Berkeley, Space Sciences Laboratory University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA 94720-7450 United States
AU: Mende, S
EM: mende@ssl.berkeley.edu
AF: University of California, Berkeley, Space Sciences Laboratory University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA 94720-7450 United States
AU: Angelopoulos, V
EM: vassilis@ssl.berkeley.edu
AF: University of California, Berkeley, Space Sciences Laboratory University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA 94720-7450 United States
AB: Two significant enhancements to ground based space science in Canada have recently begun. First, the Canadian Geospace Monitoring (CGSM) program is in the midst of a major upgrade to infrastructure and communications at 13 remote field sites. Secondly, the THEMIS project has commenced installation of 20 ground-based observatories (GBOs) in northern Canada and Alaska. These two projects share certain scientific goals and will both be operating sites in harsh arctic environments. However, differences in specific objectives and requirements have resulted in noticeably divergent designs and implementations. I will compare and contrast elements of both projects, including issues such as telemetry, monitoring, and data management.
DE: 2704 Auroral phenomena (2407)
DE: 2788 Storms and substorms
DE: 2794 Instruments and techniques
SC: SPA-Solar and Heliospheric Physics [SH]
MN: 2004 AGU Fall Meeting