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EISCAT radar data

Entry ID: NIPR_UAP_EISCAT_ARCTIC

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Summary

Abstract: The EISCAT radars enable us to obtain plasma parameters such as electron density and ion/electron temperatures between about 90 and 1000 km altitude above Northern Scandinavia and Svalbard. Subjects of research are Ionosphere-neutral atmosphere coupling, Magnetosphere-Ionosphere coupling, and solar wind acceleration, etc. EISCAT observations are divided into Common Program (CP) and Special Program (SP).

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Spatial coordinates

N: 83.0

S: 65.0

E: 30.0

W: 0.0

Temporal Coverage

Start Date: 1984-01-01

Stop Date: 2009-03-31

Location Keywords

CONTINENT > EUROPE > NORTHERN EUROPE > SCANDINAVIA > FINLAND > Sodankyla

CONTINENT > EUROPE > NORTHERN EUROPE > SCANDINAVIA > NORWAY > Longyearbyen

Science Keywords

ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC ELECTRICITY > TOTAL ELECTRON CONTENT

SUN-EARTH INTERACTIONS > IONOSPHERE/MAGNETOSPHERE DYNAMICS

ISO Topic Category

CLIMATOLOGY/METEOROLOGY/ATMOSPHERE

Project

IPY > INTERNATIONAL POLAR YEAR

Use Constraints PICCCBY

Data Center

National Institute of Polar Research, Ministry of Education, Science, Sports and Culture, Japan

Data Center URL: http://www.nipr.ac.jp/

Data Center Personnel
Name: YASUNOBU OGAWA Phone: +81-42-512-0664 Email: yogawa at nipr.ac.jp Contact Address: 10-3, Midori-cho City: Tachikawa-shi Province or State: Tokyo Postal Code: 190-8518 Country: Japan