2018

12 special experiments and 3 data analysis projects were applied and approved by the IS radar committee in NIPR.

1. Observation of spatiotemporal variation of auroral precipitating electron energy by multi-point/multi-wavelength monochromatic imagers and EISCAT radar
PI: Y.-M. Tanaka (NIPR)

2. Polarization electric field inside auroral patch
PI: T. Takahashi (NIPR)

3. A study of the ionospheric variations in the dayside polar cap region during a solar minimum period
PI: H. Fujiwara (Seikei Univ.)

4. Investigation of ground magnetic field perturbation associated with pulsating aurora
PI: K. Hosokawa. (UEC)

5. Response of mass transfer between ionosphere and magnetosphere to solar wind variations
PI: K. Seki (Univ. of Tokyo)

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 of characteristics of microburst electrons during pulsating aurora
PI: K. Asamura (JAXA/ISAS)

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

9. Identification of relativistic electron precipitations associated with chorus waves - Conjugate Observations between EISCAT and Arase -
PI: Y. Miyoshi (ISEE, Nagoya Univ.)

10. Measurements to demonstrate thermospheric auroral heating
PI: S.-i. Oyama (ISEE, Nagoya Univ.)

11. ESR observations of flow channels on the equatorward side of the dayside auroral oval
PI: S. Taguchi (Kyoto Univ.)

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

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

14. Feasibility study for artificial aurora experiments at the EISACT Tromsø site
PI: T. T. Tsuda (UEC)

15. Characteristics of high-energy electron precipitation during magnetic storms
PI: S. Kurita (ISEE, Nagoya Univ.)

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