The structuring of high latitude Aurora

• Main Author: Forseth, Natalie
• Other Authors: Baddeley, Lisa, Grimenes, Arne Auen, Partamies, Noora
• Format: Master Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Ås 2017
• Subjects: Arciness; Svalbard; Aurora; VDP::Mathematics and natural science: 400; Longyearbyen; Norway; Ny-Ålesund; Sandholt; Ny Ålesund; polar night
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11250/2463766

The interaction between the Earths magnetic field and interplanetary magnetic field (IMF), originating from the Sun, is the driving force behind the aurora. Due to the phenomena of polar night, the optical signatures of dayside aurora can be investigated over Svalbard. In order to ease the examinati...