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    Review of the accomplishments of mid-latitude Super Dual Auroral Radar Network (SuperDARN) HF radars
    Nishitani, Nozomu; Ruohoniemi, J. Michael; Lester, Mark; Baker, Joseph B. H.; Koustov, Alexandre V.; Shepherd, Simon G.; Chisham, Gareth; Hori, Tomoaki; Thomas, Evan Grier; Makarevich, Roman A.; Marchaudon, Aurélie; Ponomarenko, Pavlo V.; Wild, James A.; Milan, Stephen E.; Bristow, William A.; Devlin, John; Miller, Ethan; Greenwald, Raymond A.; Ogawa, Tadahiko; Kikuchi, Takashi (2019-03-18)
    The Super Dual Auroral Radar Network (SuperDARN) is a network of high-frequency (HF) radars located in the high- and mid-latitude regions of both hemispheres that is operated under international cooperation. The network was originally designed for monitoring the dynamics of the ionosphere and upper atmosphere in the high-latitude regions. However, over the last approximately 15 years, SuperDARN has expanded into the mid-latitude regions. With radar coverage that now extends continuously from auroral to sub-auroral and mid-latitudes, a wide variety of new scientific findings have been obtained. In this paper, the background of mid-latitude SuperDARN is presented at first. Then, the accomplishments made with mid-latitude SuperDARN radars are reviewed in five specified scientific and technical areas: convection, ionospheric irregularities, HF propagation analysis, ion-neutral interactions, and magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) waves. Finally, the present status of mid-latitude SuperDARN is updated and directions for future research are discussed.