Plasma density over Svalbard during the ISBJØRN campaign.

• Main Authors: Van Eyken, A.P., Hall, Chris, Svenes, K.R.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: European Geophysical Society 2000
• Subjects: VDP::Matematikk og naturvitenskap: 400::Fysikk: 430::Rom- og plasmafysikk: 437; Ionosphere; instruments and techniques; polar ionosphere; Andøya; Ny-Ålesund; Svalbard; EISCAT; isbjørn; Ny Ålesund
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10037/587

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...