Project -
CANOPUS 2000 Science Thrust -
Energy and mass transport and scaling in space plasmas.
- monitoring and remote sensing of of ionospheric and magnetospheric parameters
- magnetospheric dynamics
- auroral physics
- MI coupling
- space plasma physics
Strategic
Benefits
- provides a long teerm database for the national and international
space science communities
- maintains an infrastructure for ground-based space science
- provides a mechanism for collaborative studies
Instrumentation
- 3 ASIs (2 now, 2 to be acquired, one to be decommissioned)
- 2 CADIs (more/less? HELP)
- 16 Magnetometers (12 now, 4 to be acquired)
- 12 Riometers
- 4 MSPs
- computational facilities
Financial
Resources (in place)
- 1.2 M/year (CSA contract - operations/ enhancements/ science)
Financial
Resources (additional)
- 0.2 M/year (CSA contract - enhancements)
Schedule
- 2 ASIs in 2001/2002
- new DAN and mirror site in 2001/2002
- 2 CADIs in 2002/2003
- 4 magnetometers in 2002/2003
