Complex of Radiophysical, Geomagnetic, and Meteorological Observations (IZMIRAN), Kaliningrad Branch

Since 1964, the Kaliningrad branch of Pushkov Institute of Terrestrial Magnetism, Ionosphere and Radio Wave Propagation, Russian Academy of Sciences (IZMIRAN) has been conducting regular observations of the parameters of the lower atmosphere, ionosphere, and variations in the Earth’s magnetic field. The base of the measuring equipment, located in Ulyanovka village, Kaliningrad region (54° N, 20° E) consists of ionosonde for the vertical sounding of the ionosphere; two-frequency GPS/GLONASS receivers, which are used to determine the total electron content in the ionosphere; magnetic variation stations for the continuous recording of variations of the three components of the Earth’s magnetic field vector and calculating the local K -index; and a weather station. The simultaneous observations of variations in the magnetic field, as well as the ionospheric and meteorological parameters in the same observatory, offer a wide range of opportunities to study the atmospheric-ionospheric relations. This article provides a brief description of all the tools, provides a method for transmitting and storing the time series of measured parameters, and also presents examples of using these data for various geophysical studies.