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Report on Science Project for Probing the High-Latitude Ionosphere with Complementary Radar and Energetic Neutral Atom (ENA) Measurements
School of Space Research, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Korea
EISCAT Scientific Association, Kiruna, Sweden
Space Physics Group, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland
Sodankyl? Geophysical Observatory, University of Oulu, Sodankyl?, Finland
Korean Astronomy and Space Science Institute (KASI), Daejeon, Korea
- 1 School of Space Research, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Korea
- 2 EISCAT Scientific Association, Kiruna, Sweden
- 3 Space Physics Group, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland
- 4 Sodankyl? Geophysical Observatory, University of Oulu, Sodankyl?, Finland
- 5 Korean Astronomy and Space Science Institute (KASI), Daejeon, Korea
International Journal of Geosciences·Volume 05 (2014)·Pages 607–610·Published 6 May 2014·DOI10.4236/ijg.2014.56055
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Abstract
Vast magnetospheric regions are mapped along the field lines to the narrow latitudinal band of the polar/auroral regions. Therefore monitoring of solar wind energy dissipation into the ionosphere at auroral latitudes gives unique opportunities to study geomagnetic disturbances in their complexity from a relatively well-localized vantage point. Here we introduce and present the current state of a recently proposed science project for coordinated monitoring of high-latitude activity with the EISCAT (European Incoherent Scatter) radar array supported by ground-based magnetometer and optical data and ENA (Energetic Neutral Atom) observation from the CINEMA (Cube-Sat for Ions, Neutrals, Electrons and Magnetic field) satellite system.
KeywordsEnergetic Neutral AtomsIncoherent Scatter RadarSatellite ObservationIonsphereGeomagnetic Activity
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