Combined ground-based optical support for the aurora (DELTA) sounding rocket campaign

• Main Authors: Griffin, E, Kosch, M, Aruliah, A, Kavanagh, A, McWhirter, I, Senior, A, Ford, E, Davis, C, Abe, T, Kurihara, J, Kauristie, K, Ogawa, Y
• Format: Report
• Language: unknown
• Published: TERRA SCIENTIFIC PUBL CO 2006
• Subjects: polar aeronomy; lower thermosphere; Fabry-Perot interferometer; FABRY-PEROT-INTERFEROMETER; WINDS; TEMPERATURES; DENSITY; Esrange; Kiruna; Norway; EISCAT; Skibotn
• Online Access: http://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/95898/

The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) DELTA rocket experiment, successfully launched from Andoya at 0033 UT on December 13, 2004, supported by ground based optical instruments, primarily 2 Fabry-Perot Interferometers (FPIs) located at Skibotn, Norway (69.3 degrees N, 20.4 degrees E) and the...