What gets done at SANAE?
Research into the interaction of the earth’s magnetosphere and charged particles from the sun is the main reason for SANAE’s existence. Among the prime research projects, there is an auroral observation center (UND), one of the few SHARE radar systems in the Southern Hemisphere (UND/PUCHE/BAS), neutron monitors and narrow angle riometers (PUCHE), and also an UV measuring station, a goniometer, and ice- and rock-magnetometers. Several international projects are also managed for their respective countries by the base personnel, namely a seismograph, and also a GPS receiver, for the Germans, and (due soon) a telemetry station for the Swedish Astrid satellite.
