2016

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

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

(4) Studies of the dayside polar ionosphere and thermosphere with the EISCAT radar and whole atmosphere GCM
PI: H. Fujiwara (Seikei Univ.)

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

(6) A consideration on atomic oxygen density observation by ground-based remote sensing with artificial aurora
PI: T. Tsuda (UEC)

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

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

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

(10) Identification of relativistic electron precipitations associated with pulsating aurora
PI: Y. Miyoshi (ISEE, Nagoya Univ.)

(11) Measurement of the height-resolved FPI wind with ionospheric heating
PI: S. Oyama (ISEE, Nagoya Univ.)

(12) Space Debris Detection via Processing EISCAT Radar Data
PI: K. Fujita (Kyushu Univ.)

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