Upper Atmosphere Observations ofNational Institute of Polar Research
A. Kadokura1, Y. Ogawa1, Y. Tanaka1,N. Nishitani2*
1: National Institute of Polar Research
2: Solar-Terrestrial Environment Laboratory, Nagoya
University

Stations in Geomagnetic conjugate Map

Aurora zone

Longyearbyen
Tromsø

Syowa
IcelandGeomagnetic coordinatesSyowa-Iceland Auroral Conjugate Observation

aurorafield-alignedacceleration

auroralparticle

IcelandSyowa
aurorafield-alignedacceleration

auroralparticle

Stations & Conjugate point of Syowa in Iceland
Tjornes

HusafellSyowa – Iceland conjugate Stations
Husafell

Syowa

TjornesInstruments at conjugate stations
Instrument

SYOHUS

TJO

Fluxgate magnetometer

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Induction magnetometer

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VLF receiver○Riometer○○○Imaging Riometer○○All-sky TV camera (ATV) (Night viewer)

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All-sky TV camera (Watec)

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Wide field-of-view TV camera (WTV)
All-sky Color Digital Camera (CDC)

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All-sky monochromatic Imager (CAI)○

2005-20132014 -Meridian Scanning Photometer (SPM)○○

GPS TEC & Scintillation○○

MF Auroral emission (Tohoku Univ.)＊：Operated only during campaign period○

Instruments at conjugate stations
Instrument

SYO

SuperDARN radar○

Ionosonde (NiCT)○FM/CW radar (NiCT)○

Atmospheric Electric Field detector○

1-100Hz ELF wave observation○

All-sky Airglow Imager○

OH Airglow Spectrometer○MF-radar○

PANSY Atmospheric Radar○

Rayleigh Lidar○

Millimetre-wave Spectrometer○

DMSP satellite data receiving observation○

HUSTJOSuperDARN radars at Syowa StationSyowa
SouthSyowa

East

Aurora zone

EISCAT Scientific AssociationTime buyerAssociates

Tromsø VHF radar

EISCAT Svalbard Radar

Kiruna VHF radarTromsø UHF radar

Sodankyla VHF radarOptical observations at EISCAT sites
TromsøLongyearbyen

Aug 27-30, 2014
(no Tromso imager data)11Syowa- Iceland
conjugate
observation
data
August27-30, 2014
fluxgate
magnetometer,
Induction
magnetometer,
RiometerSyowaAll-skycameradata
KeogramAugust27-30, 2014

cloudycloudycloudycloudySyowaAll-skycameradata
August27, 2014
Poleward
expansion

Iceland(Husafell)All-skycameradata
KeogramAugust27-30, 2014

cloudycloudycloudyIceland(Husafell)All-skycamera
data
August29, 2014
Omega band&
pulsatingauroraSep 11-13, 2014
(no Tromso imager data)17

Syowa- Iceland
conjugate
observation
data
September
11-13, 2014
fluxgate
magnetometer,
Induction
magnetometer,
RiometerSyowaAll-skycameradata
Keogram
September
11-13, 2014quiet

SyowaAll-skycameradata
Keogram
September
12, 2014
Poleward
expansion&pulsating
auroraSyowaAll-skycameradata
Keogram
September
12, 2014
Poleward
expansion

Iceland(Husafell)All-skycameradata
Keogram
September
11-13, 2014

cloudycloudycloudyResults of EISCAT
Svalbard radar data
between 06 and 22 UT
on September 12NeTe- The radar pointed to the vertical- High ion temperature due to strong
electric fields seen between 10-11 UT- Enhanced precipitation seen 16 UTTi

ViOct 22-25, 2014
(no Syowa imager data)24

Syowa- Iceland
conjugate
observation
data
October
22-25, 2014
fluxgate
magnetometer,Induction
magnetometer,
RiometerIceland(Tjornes)
All-skycamera
data
Keogram
October
22-24, 2014

cloudycloudy

Tromso Color All-sky digital camera data
October 22, 2014, Pulsating auroraIceland(Tjornes)
All-skycameradata
Keogram
October
24-25, 2014
Poleward
expansion,
NS-aurora,pulsatingaurora

Tromso Multi-color auroral imager system data
October 22, 2014, Pulsating aurora

Nov 3-5, 2014
(no Syowa imager data)30

Syowa- Iceland
conjugate
observation
data
November
3-5, 2014
fluxgate
magnetometer,
Induction
magnetometer,
RiometerIceland(Tjornes)
All-skycameradata
Keogram
November
3-5, 2014

cloudycloudycloudyIceland(Husafell)All-skycameradata
Keogram
November
3-5, 2014

quiet

cloudycloudyTromso Multi-color auroral imager system data
November 4, 2014, Poleward expansion

Tromso Multi-color auroral imager system dataNovember 5, 2014, Pulsating aurora