Plasma density over Svalbard during the ISBJØRN campaign

• Published in: Annales Geophysicae
• Main Authors: C. M. Hall, A. P. van Eyken, K. R. Svenes
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Copernicus Publications 2000
• Subjects: Science; Q; Physics; QC1-999; Geophysics. Cosmic physics; QC801-809; Svalbard; Ny-Ålesund; Andøya; EISCAT; isbjørn; Ny Ålesund
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00585-000-0209-5; https://doaj.org/article/4cb72f8361fd49309bf82f6962061c75

In 1997, reliable operation of the EISCAT Svalbard Radar (ESR) was achieved and a rocket launching facility at Ny Ålesund on Svalbard (79°N, 12°E) (SVALRAK) was established. On 20 November, 1977, the first instrumented payload was launched from SVALRAK. Although the payload configuration had been fl...