Space Physics at UiB and EISCAT-3D

Space Physics at UiB
and EISCAT-3D
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K. Oksavik
On behalf of the UiB Space Physics Team
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UiB Space Physics Team
Professors
Engineers
Master students
1. Nikolai Østgaard
2. Jesper Gjerløv
3. Kjellmar Oksavik
4. Kjartan Olafsson
1. Arne O. Solberg
2. Kåre Njøten
3. L. R. Cenkeramaddi
4. Maja Rostad
5. Georgi Genov
6. Brage Førland
1. Alexander B. Skeltvedt
2. Christine Johnsen
3. Jone Reistad
4. Lindis Bjoland
5. Paul Tenfjord
6. Øystein Grøndahl
7. Hulda S. Fadnes
8. Christer V.D. Meeren
9. Linn-K. Ødegaard
10. Tonje Fiskerstrand
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Prof-II (20%)
1. Hilde Nesse Tyssøy
Postdoc/forsker
2. Stein Haaland
3. Eija Tanskanen
1. Brant E. Carlson
2. Marita Sørbø
Emeritus
1. Johan Stadsnes
2. Finn Søraas
3. Kjell Aarsnes
4. Kjell Brønnstad
PhD students
1. Thomas Gjesteland
2. Ragnhild S. Hansen
3. Beate K. Humberset
From July 2012:
• 1 new postdoc
• 1 new PhD student
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1) Terrestrial gamma flashes
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The most energetic natural photon phenomenon on Earth
ASIM instrument on ISS:
Largest ESA funded project
by Norwegian academia
(40 MNOK).
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UIB design
Involved: 2 staff, 2 phD,
1 postdoc, 2 masters,
4 engineers
Publications (2011/2012): 6 scientific + 2 technical
Characteristics, importance, regularity of TGFs
We have the most comprehensive dataset of TGFs
COBRAT-balloon: mini ASIM over Central America
Eindhoven Laboratory – controlled discharges
ASIM on ISS
2) Remote sensing of aurora,
ionosphere and currents
Continuing IPY-ICESTAR
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- World-leading in conjugate studies
- EISCAT Svalbard
GPS: Ionospheric disturbances
SuperMAG: New Data - current systems
Involved: 3 staff, 1 PhD, 6 master
2011/2012: Publications: 9 + many invited talks
One year continuous
radar observations from
Svalbard
SuperMAG >300 stations
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Opportunities:
KuaFu (ESA)
EISCAT 3D
MAISR (Antarctica)
Jupiters aurora
(Canada)
3) Norwegian Cluster studies
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(Bi)annual workshops since 2005
- Next, May 2012
- 2 more years funding
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Involved (UiB): 2 staff, 1 prof-II,
1 master, 2 emeriti
Publications: Since 2005: 50
2011/2012: 11
4) Energetic particles and the upper
atmosphere
Focus:
- Study the effect of energetic particle
precipitation:
- temperature effects
- NOX effects
- since 2004: 12 papers
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Involved: 1 staff, 1 prof-II, 1 postdoc,
1 master, 3 emeriti
Publications (since 2004): 12
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Expectations for EISCAT-3D data
• Data from EISCAT-3D is important to
UiB for 2 of our 4 focus areas:
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– Meso-scale
imaging
of the
E/F-regions
– Profiles of the D-region (and lower)
• EISCAT-3D data requirements:
– Continuous measurements of D/E/Fregions at low data rate (vertical profiles)
– Measurements of F-region in full 3D over
the entire field of view (<1 minute time
resolution, <20x20 km spatial resolution)
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Location of EISCAT-3D
• Svalbard and Andøya have been, and
will continue to be, our main field sites
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• The ESR
is expected
to remain
instrument in the near future, followed
by the VHF looking vertical or towards
Svalbard
• We therefore support that the new
EISCAT-3D site should have coverage
over Svalbard and/or Andøya!
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Contributions for EISCAT-3D
• UiB has a large pool of students, and
we use EISCAT data for thesis work
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and field
courses
and
Andøya
• UiB honors UiT for their initiative of
getting E3D on the ESFRI roadmap
– UiB supports fully a broader national
involvement in the E3D project
– UiB is willing to take part and play a more
active role in E3D (and EISCAT in general)
– UiB is currently building up its capacity
towards EISCAT research and education
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