---------------------------------------------------------- KST observations (updated on December 15, 2013) ---------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------- Exp_name: trough (HTVIT) PI of the Peer-review program: T. Ishida (NIPR) PI of the SP: Y. Ogawa (NIPR) UHF radar observation (beata, sweep8925s or sweep8925n) ---------------------------------------------------------- 2013-12-02 14:00-18:00 UT (PP) 13:35 UT pointant 161 89 13:38 UT run /kst/exp/ni/beata/beata fm sweep8925s 13:40 UT stopexp (for test) 13:55 UT run /kst/exp/ni/beata/beata fm sweep8925s pp 14:00 UT enablerec 18:00 UT stopexp Note: Geomagnetic activity was relatively low. 2013-12-03 14:00-18:00 UT (PP) 13:57 UT pointant 160 90 13:57 UT run /kst/exp/ni/beata/beata fm sweep8925s pp 14:00 UT enablerec 18:00 UT stopexp Note: Geomagnetic activity was relatively high. 2013-12-04 14:00-18:00 UT (PP) 13:57 UT pointant 339 90 13:57 UT run /kst/exp/ni/beata/beata fm sweep8925n pp 14:01 UT enablerec 18:00 UT stopexp Note: Geomagnetic activity was low. 2013-12-05 14:00-18:00 UT Canceled because of quiet geomagnetic condition. 2013-12-06 14:00-18:00 UT (SP) 13:57 UT pointant 339 90 13:57 UT run /kst/exp/ni/beata/beata fm sweep8925n pp 14:00 UT enablerec 14:09 UT stopexp 14:13 UT run /kst/exp/ni/beata/beata fm sweep8925n pp 14:14 UT enablerec 18:00 UT stopexp Note: Geomagnetic activity was low. 2013-12-07 14:00-18:00 UT (SP) 13:25 UT pointant 339 90 13:57 UT run /kst/exp/ni/beata/beata fm sweep8925n ni 14:00 UT enablerec 14:12 UT crowbar (0 kW) for about 1 minute 18:00 UT stopexp 2013-12-08 14:00-18:00 UT (SP) 13:38 UT pointant 160 90 13:57 UT run /kst/exp/ni/beata/beata fm sweep8925s ni 14:00 UT enablerec 18:00 UT stopexp 2013-12-09 14:00-18:00 UT (SP) 13:38 UT pointant 160 90 13:57 UT run /kst/exp/ni/beata/beata fm sweep8925s ni 14:00 UT enablerec 18:00 UT stopexp 2013-12-10 14:00-18:00 UT (SP) (Canceled because we spent all the allocated time for the SP (18 hours) ---------------------------------------------------------- Exp_name: MSTID PI of the SP: Y. Otsuka (STEL) UHF radar observation (beata, cp1) VHF radar observation (beata, zenith) ---------------------------------------------------------- 2013-12-03 20:00-24:00 UT (UHF) 19:50 UT pointant 180 75 19:55 UT run /kst/exp/ni/beata/beata fm cp1 NI 20:00 UT enablerec 21:10 UT stopexp (VHF) 19:55 UT run /kst/exp/ni/beata/beata fm zenith NI 20:00 UT enablerec 24:00 UT stopexp (We stopped the UHF run because electron density was extremely low.) ---------------------------------------------------------- Exp_name: Lidar PI of the SP: S. Nozawa (STEL) and T. Tsuda (NIPR) UHF radar observation (beata, ip2south) VHF radar observation (beata, zenith) ---------------------------------------------------------- 2013-12-03 18:00-24:00 UT (UHF) 18:00 UT pointant 185 77 18:00 UT run /kst/exp/ni/beata/beata fm cp2_lidar SP 18:00 UT enablerec 18:09 UT stopexp 18:09 UT run /kst/exp/ni/beata/beata fm ip2south SP 18:10 UT enablerec 18:32 UT stopexp 18:32 UT run /kst/exp/ni/beata/beata 18:30 ip2south SP 18:32 UT enablerec 18:59 UT stopexp 18:59 UT pointant 185 77 19:00 UT run /kst/exp/ni/beata/beata 18:30 ip2south SP 19:00 UT enablerec 24:00 UT stopexp (We canceled VHF run because of bad weather condition.) Note: Almost cloudy. 2013-12-04 18:00-24:00 UT (UHF) 18:00 UT pointant 185 77 18:00 UT run /kst/exp/ni/beata/beata 18:00 ip2south180 SP 18:01 UT enablerec 24:00 UT stopexp (We canceled VHF run because of bad weather condition.) Note: Almost cloudy. 2013-12-05 18:00-24:00 UT (UHF) 17:50 UT pointant 185 77 18:00 UT run /kst/exp/ni/beata/beata 18:00 ip2south180 SP 18:01 UT enablerec 24:00 UT stopexp (We canceled VHF run.) Note: Almost clear sky. Ionosphere was relatively active. 2013-12-06 18:00-24:00 UT (UHF) 17:59 UT pointant 180 77 18:00 UT run /kst/exp/ni/beata/beata 18:00 cp1 SP 18:01 UT enablerec 22:50 UT crowbar (0 kW) for about 1 minute 23:14 UT crowbar (0 kW) for about 1 minute 24:00 UT stopexp (VHF) 17:55 UT rem ksv run /kst/exp/manda/manda fm zenith SP 160 17:57 UT rem ks webtg (did not work for kiruna...) 18:22 UT kir webtg 18:00 UT enablerec 18:23 UT stopexp 18:23 UT rem ksv run /kst/exp/manda/manda 18:00 zenith SP 160 18:24 UT enablerec 24:00 UT stopexp 24:00 UT rem ks stopexp Note: Almost clear sky. Auroral activity was seen after 1930 UT. There were problems with remote antenna observations. 2013-12-07 18:00-24:00 UT 17:59 UT pointant 540 77 18:00 UT pointant 370 77 (Because antenna moved CCW.) 18:01 UT pointant 450 77 18:03 UT pointant 540 77 18:03 UT run /kst/exp/ni/beata/beata 18:00 ip2south180 SP 18:03 UT enablerec 24:00 UT stopexp Note: From clear sky to overcast. Auroral activity was seen after 1930 UT. 2013-12-08 18:00-24:00 UT (UHF) 18:00 UT pointant 540 77 18:00 UT run /kst/exp/ni/beata/beata 18:00 ip2south180 SP 18:01 UT enablerec 18:11 UT crowbar (0 kW) for about 1 minute 18:14 UT crowbar (0 kW) for about 1 minute 18:38 UT crowbar (0 kW) for about 1 minute 24:00 UT stopexp (VHF) 17:55 UT run /kst/exp/manda/manda fm zenith SP 18:00 UT enablerec 24:00 UT stopexp Note: slightly cloudy, and then a clear sky. Auroral activity was high. 2013-12-14 15:00-21:00 UT 14:48 UT run /kst/exp/manda/manda 15:00 zenth SP 160 (@eros v) 14:49 UT sod run /kst/exp/manda/manda fm zenith SP 160 (@eros v) this is wrong 14:53 UT run /kst/exp/manda/manda fm lidarsouth SP (@eros u) In fact, problems with connection of kiruna site, we reset EROS(v) three times. 15:00 UT enablerec (@eros u) enablerec (@eros v) sod enablerec (@eros v) 15:05 UT guisdap –a @culebra Something wrong with VHF radar; MORRO is running! Phoned Henry at 15:16, and stopped MORRO at 15:23 15:30 UT sod stopexp sod run /kst/exp/manda/manda 15:00 zenith SP 160 sod enablerec 15:46 UT Kiruna experiment got started (by site staff) 18:21 UT stop VHF experiment stopexp @erosV kir stopexp @erosV sod stopexp @erosV 21:00 UT stop UHF experiment The activity of the ionosphere was moderate. Tx was very stable (about 1.6 MW) ----------------------------------------------------------