ESR/EISCAT - CLUSTER mode 3
ESR
Low elevations to the south to monitor open-closed boundary and "dark
region" poleward of substorm onset. Use magnetic meridian and
Longyearbyen-Tromsø great circle at minimum elevation to give
beamswinging flow vectors and a higher elevation along magnetic meridian to
help define F-region structures.
- azimuth ?
elevation ?
dwell time ?
- azimuth ?
elevation ?
dwell time ?
- azimuth ?
elevation ?
dwell time ?
Total scan cycle length = ? (again 6 min is desirable)
EISCAT
Vertical VHF with field aligned UHF and tristatic point at peak of F-region -
monitors substorm onset region.
Mainly for substorm studies.
This mode could be considered for EISCAT/ESR configurations with Cluster:
Diagrams
GBDC |
EISCAT/ESR modes
25-SEP-1995 Richard Stamper