CAMPAIGN IN FISCAL-YEAR 2007

OPTICAL OBSERVATIONS: STATUS AND SOME CHAMPION DATA

SUMMARY (in November 2007: operation was made by NK @ STEL):
Date      UT:  18 19 20 21 22 23 24 01 02 03 04 05 06  Movies
2007/11/13-14    .  .  .  /  /  /  p  p  P  P  .  .    CDC-Mpeg ATV-Mpeg WTV-Mpeg

SUMMARY (in March 2008: operation was made by KH @ UEC):
Date      UT:  18 19 20 21 22 23 24 01 02 03 04 05 06  Movies
2008/03/03-04    .  .  .  .  _  _  _  _  .  .  .  .    N/A
2008/03/04-05    .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .    CDC-Mpeg No EISCAT Operation
2008/03/05-06    .  a  A  a  '  .  .  .  .  .  .  .    CDC-Mpeg ATV-Mpeg
2008/03/06-07    "  "  "  "  "  "  "  "  .  .  .  .    CDC-Mpeg
2008/03/07-08    a  A  B  p  p  d  d  d  .  .  .  .    CDC-Mpeg ATV-Mpeg WTV-Mpeg
2008/03/08-09    A  a  d  d  d  d  d  a  B  P  .  .    CDC-Mpeg ATV-Mpeg WTV-Mpeg
2008/03/09-10    .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .    CDC-Mpeg No EISCAT Operation
2008/03/10-11    /  /  /  /  /  /  /  /  .  .  .  .    CDC-Mpeg
2008/03/11-12    a  B  A  p  p  P  P  p  .  .  .  .    CDC-Mpeg ATV-Mpeg WTV-Mpeg

NOTES:
a: discrete auroral arc           d: diffuse aurora 
A: active aurora                  B: auroral break up
p: pulsating aurora               P: active pulsating aurora
n: auroral arcs at the northern edge of images
e: auroral arcs at the southern edge of images
_: clear sky and no aurora        .: no ATV observation
": many clouds                    ': a few clouds or hazy
*: rain or snow                   /: overcast

Detailed log during March campaign is available here (Japanese, author of the Log is KH @ UEC)

Rise and set time chart @ Tromsoe:  for Sun  for Moon

EISCAT RADAR OBSERVATIONS: SCHEDULE, LOG AND DATA PLOTS

SUMMARY (November 2007: operation was made by YO @ NIPR):
Date      UT:  18 19 20 21 22 23 24 01 02 03 04 05 06  Summary Plots
2007/11/13-14    .  .  .  .  .  .  A' A' .  .  .  .    png

SUMMARY (March 2008: operation was made by YO @ NIPR and SO @ STEl):
Date      UT:  18 19 20 21 22 23 24 01 02 03 04 05 06  Notes
2008/03/03-04    .  .  .  .  A  A  A  A  .  .  .  .    png
2008/03/06-07    .  .  .  .  A  A  A  A  .  .  .  .    png
2008/03/07-08    .  .  .  .  A  A  A  A  .  .  .  .    png
2008/03/08-09    .  .  .  .  A' A' A' A' A' A' .  .    png
2008/03/10-11    .  .  .  .  B  B  B  B  .  .  .  .    png
2008/03/11-12    .  .  .  .  A  A  A  A  .  .  .  .    png

NOTES:
A: Field-aligned with "arc1" pulse scheme in UHF system
B: Field-aligned with "beata" pulse scheme in UHF system
': with VHF radar running
.: no operation

CUTLASS RADAR OBSERVATIONS: SCHEDULE, LOG AND DATA PLOTS

SUMMARY (November 2007: operation was made by SEM @ U.L.):
Date      UT:  18 19 20 21 22 23 24 01 02 03 04 05 06  Notes
2007/11/13-14    T  T  T  T  T  T  T  T  T  T  T  T

SUMMARY (March 2008: operation was made by SEM @ U.L.):

Date      UT:  18 19 20 21 22 23 24 01 02 03 04 05 06  Notes:
2008/03/03-04    M  M  M  M  M  M  M  M  
2008/03/06-07    M  M  M  M  M  M  M  M  
2008/03/07-08    M  M  M  M  M  M  M  M  
2008/03/08-09    M  M  M  M  M  M  M  M  T  T  T  T
2008/03/10-11    M  M  M  M  M  M  M  M  
2008/03/11-12    M  M  M  M  M  M  M  M  

NOTES:
N: normal scan (7 sec dwell time for each beam)
H: HTR normal scan (3 sec dwell time for each beam)
T: THEMIS scan (3 sec dwell time for each beam)
3: half myopic (beam7 over Tjornes in Ch.B, 3 sec dwell time)
7: half myopic (beam7 over Tjornes in Ch.B, 7 sec dwell time)
M: full myopic (full scan in Ch.A and beam7 over Tromsoe in Ch.B, 2 sec dwell time)

Schedule file for November 2007 is available here
Schedule file for March 2008 is available here


REIMEI OBSERVATIONS: PASS AND DATA PLOTS

2008-03-03 00:47:00 INDEX (080212)       293.1 83.7
2008-03-04 01:05:54 INDEX (20080211pm)   299.5 67.4
2008-03-05 01:24:22 INDEX (20080211pm)   302.7 54.2
2008-03-06 00:06:35 INDEX (20080211pm)   104.8 58.5
2008-03-07 00:25:02 INDEX (080212)       111.3 81.8
2008-03-08 00:43:10 INDEX (080212)       290.0 87.1
2008-03-09 01:02:09 INDEX (20080211pm)   298.1 70.6
2008-03-10 01:20:37 INDEX (20080211pm)   302.0 56.7
2008-03-11 00:02:49 INDEX (20080211pm)   104.2 55.9
2008-03-12 00:21:23 INDEX (20080211pm)   109.0 71.2

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