• Auroral molecular-emission effects on the atomic oxygen line at 777.4 nm 

      Oyama, Shin-Ichiro; Tsuda, Takuo T.; Hosokawa, Keisuke; Ogawa, Yasunobu; Miyoshi, Yoshizumi; Kurita, Satoshi; Kero, Antti; Fujii, Ryochi; Tanaka, Yoshimasa; Mizuno, Akira; Kawabata, Tetsuya; Gustavsson, Björn Johan; Leyser, Thomas (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2018-10-16)
      One of the representative auroral emission lines that radiates from F-region heights and is measurable on the ground is the 777.4 nm line from excited atomic oxygen. This line has been adopted, along with another E-region emission line, for example 427.8 nm, to estimate the mean energy and total energy flux of precipitating auroral electrons. The influence of emissions from part of the molecular ...
    • Conditions for Topside Ion Line Enhancements 

      Rexer, Theresa; Leyser, Thomas; Gustavsson, Björn Johan; Rietveld, Michael T. (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2021-06-17)
      Enhanced ion line spectra as a response to magnetic field-aligned high frequency (HF) pumping of the overdense polar ionosphere with left-handed circular polarization, can be observed at the top and bottomside F-region ionosphere under certain conditions. The European Incoherent Scatter (EISCAT) UHF radar was directed in magnetic zenith on October 18th and 19th, 2017 while stepping the pump ...
    • First Observations of Recurring HF-Enhanced Topside Ion Line Spectra Near the Fourth Gyroharmonic 

      Rexer, Theresa; Gustavsson, Björn Johan; Leyser, Thomas; Rietveld, Michael T; Yeoman, Tim; Grydeland, Tom (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2018-09-28)
      We present first incoherent scatter radar observations of systematically recurring, high‐frequency (HF)‐enhanced ion line spectra at the topside F‐region ionosphere, during magnetic field aligned HF pumping in an O‐mode polarization. The European Incoherent Scatter UHF radar was directed in magnetic zenith on 9–11 March 2016 while stepping the pump frequency across the double resonance of the fourth ...
    • Observations of HF-induced instability in the auroral E region 

      Schlatter, Nicola M.; Ivchenko, Nickolay; Gustavsson, Björn Johan; Leyser, Thomas; Rietveld, Michael T (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2013)
      Enhancements were observed in backscattered radar power during an ionospheric heating experiment from two distinct altitude regions in the auroral E region above Tromsø. For the experiment the EISCAT Tromsø heater was operated with O mode and X mode alternated at 4.04 MHz, close to the 3rd electron gyroharmonic. Ion-line data recorded with the EISCAT UHF radar reveal different temporal ...
    • 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 ...