2020

12 special experiments and 1 data analysis project were applied and approved by the IS radar committee in NIPR.

1. Coordinated observations of pulsating aurora and magnetic equatorial plasma waves based on EISCAT, ground-based optical imager, and satellites
PI: T. Sakanoi (Tohoku Univ.)

2. Study on 3-dimensional current system of mesoscale aurora
PI: Y.-M. Tanaka (NIPR)

3. Aurora identification in twilight condition coordinated with SWIR imaging spectrograph
PI: T. Nishiyama (NIPR)

4. Studies of the ionospheric variations in the dayside polar cap region and auroral zone
PI: H. Fujiwara (Seikei Univ.)

5. Simultaneous observations of pulsating aurora and polar mesosphere winter echoes
PI: K. Hosokawa. (UEC)

6. Investigation of acceleration and heating mechanisms of ion outflow in the cusp region: SS-520-3 rocket campaign
PI: Y. Saito (JAXA/ISAS)

7. Study on layers occurring in the polar mesosphere and lower thermosphere based on simultaneous observations of EISCAT VHF radar, sodium LIDAR, and photometer
PI: S. Nozawa (ISEE, Nagoya Univ.)

8. Study on vertical winds in the polar lower thermosphere and upper mesosphere based on simultaneous observations of the EISCAT VHF radar and the sodium LIDAR
PI: S. Nozawa (ISEE, Nagoya Univ.)

9. Relativistic/Sub-relativistic electron precipitations by plasma waves - Conjugate Observations between EISCAT and Arase -
PI: Y. Miyoshi (ISEE, Nagoya Univ.)

10. Observation of auroral and sub-auroral zone at quiet-time substorm
PI: S.-i. Oyama (ISEE, Nagoya Univ.)

11. Short-period sunward plasma flow in the cusp
PI: S. Taguchi (Kyoto Univ.)

12. Observation Campaign Aiming at Identification of Space Debris and Validation of an Environment Model for a Specific Breakup Event
PI: K. Fujita (NBU)

13. Development of a method for estimating characteristic energy of pulsating auroral electrons
PI: PI: Y. Ogawa (NIPR)

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