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

What's New

March 15, 2017
EISCAT Japan english page is now open for public.

Information from EISCAT HQ

Jun 15, 2018
Programmer / Software Engineer for EISCAT_3D work
May 24, 2018
International Summer School
May 10, 2018
Section leader for EISCAT Heating, Ramfjordmoen

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Information from EISCAT_3D HQ

Jan 23, 2018
The 9th EISCAT_3D User Meeting: Uppsala, 8-9 May 2018
Oct 31, 2017
Periodic Report 2 (1 September 2016 - 31 August 2017)
Sep 26, 2017
Deliverable 2.3: Tendering documents, including standards and necessary supporting documentation

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