2012

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

(1) Coordinated EISCAT radar - REIMEI observations of ion upflow event
PI: T. Sakanoi (Tohoku Univ.)

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

(3) Identification of the spatio-temporal evolution of the rippled boundary in the cusp/polar cap electron density with ESR iso-latitude observing mode
PI: S. Taguchi (Kyoto Univ.)

(4) High-speed measurements of polar cap aurora
PI: K. Hosokawa (UEC)

(5) Quantitative estimation of force balance associated with ion upflow
PI: Y. Ogawa (NIPR)

(6) Study on 3D structure of aurora by the ALIS/EISCAT coordinated observation
PI: Y. Tanaka (NIPR)

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

(8) Study of effects of the geomagnetic activity on the thermospheric wind dynamics using a Fabry-Perot Interferometer and the EISCAT radar
PI: K. Shiokawa (STEL, Nagoya Univ.)

(9) Observations of Medium-Scale Traveling Ionospheric Disturbances using the EISCAT radar and European GPS networks
PI: Y. Otsuka (STEL, Nagoya Univ.)

(10) Study on temperature variations in the polar lower thermosphere using EISCAT radar and sodium LIDAR simultaneous observations

PI: S. Nozawa (STEL, Nagoya Univ.)

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

(12) The ionospheric conductance in the polar cap
A. Ieda (STEL, Nagoya Univ.)

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

(14) Investigation on short-period atmospheric/ionospheric variations
in the polar mesosphere/D-region PI: T. Tsuda (STEL, Nagoya Univ.)

(15) Application of the receiver system for the EISCAT radar to the high-time resolution observation
PI: S. Oyama (STEL, Nagoya Univ.)

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