Kiruna Atmospheric and Geophysical Observatory(KAGO)
Status report at Nordic Observatory Meeting #4 2020-11-16

Urban Brändström, Uwe Raffalski, Thomas Leyser, Tima
Sergienko, Masatoshi Yamauchi, Lars-Göran Vanhainen, Daria
Mikhaylova
Swedish Institute of Space Physics (KAGO, STAR)

2020-11-16

KAGO update
Kiruna Atmospheric and Geophysical Observatory

I New Allsky camera (Sony α7S) in Kiruna.
I ALIS 4D operational. Observatory measurements startingsoon.
I New suspended variometer and major refurbishment ofmagnetic observatory.
I RfS spectroriometer in Kiruna disturbed by Kiruna ionosonde.
Relocation planned. (Nikkaluokta, Silkkimuotka or Tjautjas?)
I New low-cost ionosondes (after Juha Vierinen) are underinvestigations
I Infrasound: Presentation by Johan Kero.
I Atmospheric trace-gases measurements: presentation by Uwe
Raffalski.
Green items = separate talks at NOM4

KAGO Instrument overview
Kiruna Atmospheric and Geophysical Observatory

I Magnetometers, 1950–: IRF [PI: Yamauchi]: Kiruna, Lycksele,Tormestorp;
SGU[Schwarz]: Abisko, Uppsala and operation of Lycksele
I Riometers, 1958– [PI: Sergienko]: Kiruna, Lycksele
I Infrasound, 1973– [PI: Kero]: (In observatory since 2015) (Kiruna,Jämtön, Lycksele, Sodankylä)
I Allsky cameras, 1956– [PI: Brändström]: Kiruna, Abisko, Tjautjas
I ALIS 4D [PI: Brändström] (Observatory measurements from fall2019) Abisko, Kiruna, Silkkimuotka, Tjautjas
I (Weather station, ALIS, guest instruments, etc.)
I Ionosondes, 1952– [PI: Leyser]: Kiruna, Lycksele, Uppsala.
I Ozone radiometer (KIMRA), 2001– [PI: Raffalski]: (In observatorysince 2018) (Kiruna)

ALIS 4D
PI: Urban Brändström

I Operational with four stations (Abisko, Kiruna, Silkkimuotkaand Tjautjas) since fall 2019.
I ESRANGE since spring 2020. SPIDER2I BROR: barium release rocket mission (if funded)
I Optical support for EISCAT 3D
I Andor DU-888 EMCCD-imagers (1024 × 1024, up to videorates)
I Narrow band interference filters with six position
I Absolute calibrated.
I Long-time monitoring starts soon (2020, hopefully MIRACLE
compatible) Delayed mainly because of cloudy skies.
I Raw-data (FITS), gif quicklooks and daily movie.
I Quicklook-movie 2020-09-23

ALIS 4D sites

ALIS/ALIS 4D
Available filters

λ [Å]
3950
4227
4340.54278
4861.3
5100
5577
5893
6230
6300
6562
6562.86750
80008446∆λ [Å]
92280
2550
25
4040200
404070
25200
1000
40

Line
Ca, FeCa, Fe, H2 O, . . .
Hγ , Balmer series
N+2 1Neg.
Hβ , Balmer seriesO(1 S)
Na, . . .
O(1 D)
HαHα , Balmer series
N2 1POH MeinelO(3p3 P)

Remarks
Meteors
Meteors
Meteors
Aurora/Airglow
Meteors
Background
Aurora/Airglow
MeteorsBackground
Aurora/Airglow
SPIDER
Meteors
SPIDER/LEEWAVES
Airglow LEEWAVES
Aurora/Airglow (O(3p3 P))#111614614641444

New allsky camera (Sony α7S)
PI: Urban Brändström

I Normally 1 exp. / min.
but campaign modes
available
I Keograms, movie andthree resolutions (up to4K available)
I Quicklook-movie
2020-09-23

Summary

I ALIS 4D long-time monitoring of selected emissions. BROR
missionI New allsky-camera in Kiruna, (open-source)
I The pandemic makes things go slower, but so far no major
problems as long as nobody gets covid-19
I A lot of work, we are under-staffed but situation more or lessunder control

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