2015

13 special experiments were applied and approved by the IS radar committee in NIPR.

(1) Coordinated observation of small-scale aurora with the EISCAT radar and ground-based optical imager
PI: T. Sakanoi (Tohoku Univ.)

(2) Fine temporal and spatial resolution observations using EISCAT heating facility and CUTLASS HF radars PI: A. Yukimatsu (NIPR)

(3) Reconstruction of auroral 3D structure by generalized - aurora computed tomography
PI: Y. Tanaka (NIPR)

(4) EISCAT observations and GCM simulations of the energetics and dynamics in the polar thermosphere and ionosphere
PI: H. Fujiwara (Seikei Univ.)

(5) Observation of polarization electric field within patches of pulsating aurora
PI: K. Hosokawa (UEC)

(6) Observations of vertical motion of polar cap patches
PI: J. Sakai (UEC)

(7) ePOP satellite - EISCAT coordinated observations of atmospheric outflow phenomena
PI: H. Hayakawa (JAXA/ISAS)

(8) Thermospheric responses around the substorm onset PI: K. Shiokawa (STEL, Nagoya Univ.)

(9) Study on temperature variations in the polar lower thermosphere using EISCAT radar and sodium LIDAR simultaneous observations
PI: S. Nozawa (STEL, Nagoya Univ.)

(10) Tides and planetary waves in the lower thermosphere and the mesosphere in the polar region
PI: S. Nozawa (STEL, Nagoya Univ.)

(11) Electron density variations of the ionosphere associated with pulsating aurora
PI: Y. Miyoshi (STEL, Nagoya Univ.)

(12) Auroral patch observations with high-speed FPI sampling
PI: S. Oyama (STEL, Nagoya Univ.)

(13) Plasma flows in the dayside ionosphere
PI: A. Ieda (STEL, Nagoya Univ.)

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