EISCAT Japan

Japan joined the EISCAT scientific association in April 1996,
and has conducted international collaborative studies and observations in the polar mesosphere, thermosphere, ionosphere, and magnetosphere.

Latest Research Highlight

Energetic electron precipitation and auroral morphology at the substorm recovery phase (Oyama et al., JGR, 2017)
Energetic electron precipitation and auroral morphology at the substorm recovery phase (Oyama et al., JGR, 2017)
Jul 16, 2017
Ionospheric variation during pulsating aurora (Hosokawa and Ogawa, JGR, 2015)
Ionospheric variation during pulsating aurora (Hosokawa and Ogawa, JGR, 2015)
Feb 18, 2017
Energetic electron precipitation associated with pulsating aurora: EISCAT and Van Allen Probe observations (Miyoshi et al., JGR, 2015)
Energetic electron precipitation associated with pulsating aurora: EISCAT and Van Allen Probe observations (Miyoshi et al., JGR, 2015)
Feb 18, 2017
Approximate forms of daytime ionospheric conductance (Ieda et al., JGR, 2015)
Approximate forms of daytime ionospheric conductance (Ieda et al., JGR, 2015)
Feb 18, 2017
Upper atmosphere cooling over the past 33 years (Ogawa et al., GRL, 2014)
Upper atmosphere cooling over the past 33 years (Ogawa et al., GRL, 2014)
Feb 18, 2017
Variations of the neutral temperature and sodium density between 80 and 107 km above Tromsoe during the winter of 2010-2011 by a new solid state sodium LIDAR (Nozawa et al., JGR, 2014)
Variations of the neutral temperature and sodium density between 80 and 107 km above Tromsoe during the winter of 2010-2011 by a new solid state sodium LIDAR (Nozawa et al., JGR, 2014)
Feb 18, 2017
Height-dependent ionospheric variations in the vicinity of nightside poleward expanding aurora after substorm onset (Oyama et al., JGR, 2014)
Height-dependent ionospheric variations in the vicinity of nightside poleward expanding aurora after substorm onset (Oyama et al., JGR, 2014)
Feb 18, 2017
Seasonal variation and solar activity dependence of the quiet-time ionospheric trough (Ishida et al., JGR, 2014)
Seasonal variation and solar activity dependence of the quiet-time ionospheric trough (Ishida et al., JGR, 2014)
Feb 18, 2017

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