December 10, 2004

KST UHF operation memorandum for the December 10, 2004 experiment

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Experiment name: tau2pl (CP2)

This SP (CP2) is made to support a rocket launch from Andoya.　 All associations have contributed their SP times.

elan files:tau2pl-elan (just use taul2pl series)

Pulse scheme: tau2pl

Start time: 16:00 UT on December 10, 2004

End time: 04:00 UT on December 11, 2004

Participants: Satonori Nozawa, and Takuo Tsuda

Before our experiment: AAEV

After our experiment: nothing

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Note: (time in UT)

December 10

　　　　　 Raining.　 Windy.　 Terrible weather.　 Temperature is 4 deg.

16:01　 START

　　　　　 at EROS4 console (UHF)

　　　　　 runexp /kst/exp/tau2pl/tau2pl 16:00 cp2 NI

　　　　　 　(292.9 km is set automatically for tristatic measurements)

16:01　 sod runexp /kst/exp/tau2pl/tau2pl 16:00 cp2 NI

　　　　　 kir runexp /kst/exp/tau2pl/tau2pl 16:00 cp2 NI

16:01　 enablerec

16:01　 sod enablerec

　　　　　 kir enablerec

16:08　 at matilda

　　　　　 cd /home/eiscat/users/yogawa

　　　　　 guisdap_delta –a

　　　　　 　　　 data path = /data/tau2pl_u_cp2_1.10HF_NI@uhf　

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 　(from today, “HF” is added. Mike told me.)

　　　　　 　　　 result path = /analysis/results/AUTO; 0 0 0 1 1

　　　　　 at another window

　　　　　 　 cd /home/eiscat/users/yogawa

　　　　　 　 update &

　　　　　 http://www.eiscat.uit.no/~eiscat/yogawa/index.html

　　　　　 http://www.eiscat.uit.no/~eiscat/yogawa/index_color.html

16:56　 HRP

16:58　 Tx 1412 kW

　　　　　 Raining

17:38　 X=-1:30

18:10　 raining

18:11　 still X=-1:30

19:46　 Cancellation was decided.　 It is windy at Andoya.

20:52　 Strong particle precipitation was observed: Ne = ~ 10¹² m^-3

20:55　 HRP

20:57　 Tx 1582 kW

December 11

01:43　 1500 kW

　　　　　 snowing

03:59　 HRP

04:00　 1500 kW

04:01　 stopexp (all sites)

　　　　　 slightly cloudy.　 0 degree.

l AAEV: Aspect angle effects in the velocity of E-region coherent echoes

l A multi-instrument campaign involving EISCAT, CUTLASS (special mode), and

STARE. The requested time is overscheduled and cancellation will occur depending on geophysical conditions (moderate to disturbed). The AAEV campaign is coordinated with the CRASE experiment so that if one is cancelled then another one will be run or vice versa. Altogether (AAEV+CRASE) 46 hours are requested while only 34 will be used.