• Electron Energy Spectrum and Auroral Power Estimation From Incoherent Scatter Radar Measurements 

      Virtanen, Ilkka I.; Gustavsson, Björn Johan; Aikio, Anita; Kero, Antti; Asamura, Kazushi; Ogawa, Yasunobu (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2018-07-23)
      Differential energy flux of electrons precipitating into the high‐latitude ionosphere can be estimated from incoherent scatter radar observations of the ionospheric electron density profile. We present a method called ELSPEC for electron spectrum estimation from incoherent scatter radar measurements, which is based on integration of the electron continuity equation and spectrum model selection by ...
    • Radar—CubeSat Transionospheric HF Propagation Observations: Suomi 100 Satellite and EISCAT HF Facility 

      Kallio, Esa; Kero, Antti; Harri, Ari-Matti; Kestilä, Antti; Aikio, Anita; Fontell, Mathias; Jarvinen, Riku; Kauristie, Kirsti; Knuuttila, Olli; Koskimaa, Petri; Loyala, Jauaries; Lukkari, Juha-Matti; Modabberian, Amin; Niittyniemi, Joonas; Rynö, Jouni; Vanhamäki, Heikki; Varberg, Erik (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2022-09-20)
      Radio waves provide a useful diagnostic tool to investigate the properties of the ionosphere because the ionosphere affects the transmission and properties of high frequency (HF) electromagnetic waves. We have conducted a transionospheric HF-propagation research campaign with a nanosatellite on a low-Earth polar orbit and the EISCAT HF transmitter facility in Tromsø, Norway, in December 2020. In ...
    • The science case for the EISCAT_3D radar 

      McCrea, Ian W.; Aikio, Anita; Alfonsi, Lucilla; Belova, Evgenia; Buchert, Stephan C.; Clilverd, Mark; Engler, Norbert; Gustavsson, Björn Johan; Heinselman, C.; Kero, Johan; Kosch, Mike; Lamy, Herve; Leyser, Thomas; Ogawa, Yasunobu; Oksavik, Kjellmar; Pellinen-Wannberg, Asta; Pitout, Frederic; Rapp, Markus; Stanislawska, Iwona; Vierinen, Juha (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2015-07-29)
      The EISCAT (European Incoherent SCATer) Scientific Association has provided versatile incoherent scatter (IS) radar facilities on the mainland of northern Scandinavia (the EISCAT UHF and VHF radar systems) and on Svalbard (the electronically scanning radar ESR (EISCAT Svalbard Radar) for studies of the high-latitude ionised upper atmosphere (the ionosphere). The mainland radars were constructed ...