Notes of the EISCAT Svalbard radar observations (Last updated on December 31, 2007.) ------------------------------------------------------------------- YYYY-MM-DD HHMM(UT)-MM-DD HHMM(UT) Note ------------------------------------------------------------------- 2007-11-25 08:30-09:00 UT (Reimei 08:41 UT) 2007-11-26 08:45-09:15 UT (Reimei 09:00 UT) Canceled due to a problem of the power station in Longyearbyen. ------------------------------------------------------------------- 2007-11-27 09:00-09:30 UT (Reimei 09:18 UT) EISA (08:59) run /kst/exp/ei/tau7/tau7 fm fixed42p NI (09:00) enablerec all (09:28) airport interlock (09:29) stopexp Ionosphere: Quiet ------------------------------------------------------------------- 2007-12-01 08:40-09:10 UT (Reimei 08:56 UT) EISA (08:39) run /kst/exp/ei/tau7/tau7 fm fixed42p NI (08:40) enablerec all (09:09) stopexp Ionosphere: Quiet ------------------------------------------------------------------- 2007-12-02 09:00-09:30 UT (Reimei 09:15 UT) EISA (08:59) run /kst/exp/ei/tau7/tau7 fm fixed42p NI (09:00) enablerec all (09:29) stopexp Ionosphere: Quiet ------------------------------------------------------------------- 2007-12-05 07:00-11:00 UT (4 hours) SP-NI-PMAF 2nd priority EISA 2007-12-05 11:00-12:00 UT (1 hour) Reimei Mode H MAC EISA ESR SP for TRICE rocket was canceled at 08:11 UT. (08:12) run /kst/exp/ei/hilde/hilde fm lowelnorth1 NI (08:13) enablerec (11:00) stopexp (11:00) run /kst/exp/ei/taro/taro fm sweepAZ3 NI (11:02) enablerec (12:00) stopexp Ionosphere: Quiet, but there were some structures near the cusp region between 11 and 12 UT. MAC modeH data is NOT good. ------------------------------------------------------------------- 2007-12-06 08:40-09:10 UT (Reimei 08:53 UT) lower priority EISA 2007-12-07 09:00-09:30 UT (Reimei 09:11 UT) lower priority EISA 2007-12-08 07:00-11:00 UT (4 hours) SP-NI-PMAF lower priority EISA ------------------------------------------------------------------- 2007-12-08 12:00-13:00 UT (1 hour) Reimei Mode H MAC EISA (12:00) run /kst/exp/ei/taro/taro fm sweepAZ3 NI (12:02) enablerec (12:15) run /kst/exp/ei/taro/taro fm sweepAZ4 NI (12:16) enablerec (13:00) stopexp Weather: Clear sky Ionosphere: Some auroral activities in the north of Longyearbyen. MAC modeH data is good. ------------------------------------------------------------------- 2007-12-09 07:00-11:00 UT (4 hours) SP-NI-PMAF lower priority 2007-12-10 07:00-11:00 UT (4 hours) SP-NI-PMAF lower priority 2007-12-11 08:30-09:00 UT (Reimei 08:49 UT) lower priority ------------------------------------------------------------------- 2007-12-12 11UT - 2007-12-14 06UT (43 hours) SP_NI_CP2 only EISA (2007-12-12 11:00 UT) run /kst/exp/ipy/ipy fm cp2 NI (2007-12-12 11:00 UT) enablerec (not enablerec all) (2007-12-12 19:05 UT) stopexp (2007-12-12 19:05 UT) pointdir 178.2 47.9 (pointgeographic 73.4 16.55 674) (2007-12-12 19:05 UT) run /kst/exp/taro/taro fm any FR Synchronous error (2007-12-12 19:06 UT) run /kst/exp/taro/taro fm any FR Eros crashed, and restart Eros (2007-12-12 19:07 UT) run /kst/exp/taro/taro fm any FR (2007-12-12 19:07 UT) enablerec (2007-12-12 19:20 UT) stopexp (2007-12-12 19:21 UT) run /kst/exp/ipy/ipy fm cp2 FR Synchronous error (2007-12-12 19:21 UT) stopexp (2007-12-12 19:22 UT) run /kst/exp/ipy/ipy fm cp2 FR (2007-12-12 11:22 UT) enablerec (2007-12-13 03:47 UT) source /kst/exp/scans/esr/any_pattern.elan (2007-12-13 03:47 UT) gotoblock any_pattern 03:30 6 (2007-12-13 03:47 UT) pointdir 159.77 78.29 (2007-12-13 04:08 UT) gotoblock cp2_pattern 04:00 6 (2007-12-13 07:00 UT) stopexp (2007-12-13 07:00 UT) run /kst/exp/ipy/ipy fm cp2 NI (2007-12-13 07:00 UT) enablerec (2007-12-14 06:00 UT) stopexp The continuous CP2 observation was conducted in cooperation with Polaris (FR) and SCANDI (UK). The 32m antenna was pointed to the satellite conjunctions at 19:05-19:20 UT on December 12 and 03:47-04:08 UT on December 13. NI(17), NO(14), and FR(12) Weather: Cloudy/snowing Ionosphere: relatively disturbed ------------------------------------------------------------------- 2007-12-12 07:00-11:00 UT (4 hours) SP-NI-PMAF lower priority 2007-12-12 09:00-09:30 UT (Reimei 09:07 UT) lower priority 2007-12-13 07:00-11:00 UT (4 hours) SP-NI-PMAF lower priority 2007-12-14 07:00-11:00 UT (4 hours) SP-NI-PMAF lower priority ------------------------------------------------------------------- 2007-12-15 07:00-11:00 UT (4 hours) SP-NI-PMAF 1st priority 2007-12-15 11:00-12:00 UT (1 hour ) Reimei Mode H MAC EISA 2007-12-15 12:00-19:00 UT (7 hours) Polar wind (07:00 UT) run /kst/exp/taro/taro fm any NI (07:00 UT) pointdir 0 30 (07:01 UT) enablerec (11:00 UT) stopexp (11:00 UT) run /kst/exp/taro/taro fm sweepAZ5 NI (11:01 UT) enablerec (12:00 UT) stopexp (12:00 UT) pointdir 180 82 (12:00 UT) run /kst/exp/ei/tau7/tau7 fm fixed42p NI Synchronous error (12:02 UT) stopexp (12:02 UT) pointdir 180 82 (12:04 UT) run /kst/exp/ei/tau7/tau7 fm fixed42p NI (12:05 UT) enablerec (19:00 UT) stopexp Weather: Cloudy/snowing Ionosphere: Quiet. High density region exit around 80 deg geographic north. A polar patch (high electron density region) was seen with 42m dish around 16-17 UT. MAC modeH data is good, however there is bright spot in FOV of MAC. ------------------------------------------------------------------- 2007-12-16 07:00-12:00 UT (Reimei 08:45 UT) 1st priority EISA (07:00 UT) run /kst/exp/ei/tau7/tau7 fm fixed42p NI (07:00 UT) enablerec (12:00 UT) stopexp Weather: Cloudy/snowing Ionosphere: Quiet ------------------------------------------------------------------- 2007-12-29 06:00-13:00 UT (7 hours) 1st priority (Reimei 07:58 UT, 09:34 UT, and 11:11 UT) all MAC ModeH (06:00 UT) run /kst/exp/taro/taro fm sweepAZ6 NI (06:05 UT) enablerec (13:00 UT) stopexp Weather: Clear sky. Ionosphere: Quiet, but soft precipitation and convection shear flow occurred around 11 UT. ------------------------------------------------------------------- 2007-12-30 06:00-13:00 UT (7 hours) 1st priority (Reimei 08:16 UT, 09:52 UT) all MAC ModeH (06:00 UT) run /kst/exp/taro/taro fm sweepAZ6 NI (06:01 UT) enablerec (13:00 UT) stopexp Weather: Cloudy. Ionosphere: Quiet, but some activities (precipitation and strong flow) exit between 10 and 11 UT. -------------------------------------------------------------------