Sodankylä Geophysical Observatory |
1st Finnish EISCAT_3D User Meeting
26th March 2019
Oulu, Finland
The EISCAT Scientific Association has started the construction of the next-generation EISCAT radar, "EISCAT_3D: A European Three-Dimensional Imaging Radar for Atmospheric and Geospace Research." This new phased-array radar is expected to be completed by 2021, about 40 years after the original dish-based radars were taken into use in Tromsø, Kiruna and Sodankylä.
The 1st Finnish EISCAT_3D User Meeting aims to inform the broad space physics, atmospheric and radio science community on the current status and the future plans concerning the EISCAT_3D radar facility. The EISCAT_3D radar facility will have much wider applications than the current incoherent scatter radars and therefore the purpose of the meeting is also to activate the EISCAT_3D consortium members and future national EISCAT_3D users and encourage them to get involved already now.
Note, that the 19th International EISCAT Symposium will take place jointly with the 46th Annual European Meeting on Atmospheric Studies by Optical Methods in Oulu, 19-23 August 2019. In the preceding week, also the International EISCAT Radar School will take place at Pikku-Syöte, 12-17 August 2019.
Location
Tellus Stage at Linnanmaa Campus. Map of campus: pdf.
Draft Agenda
| 09:30-10:00 | Morning Coffee |
| 10:00-10:05 | Welcome, Anita Aikio and Esa Turunen |
| 10:05-10:25 | EISCAT_3D, description and status, Craig Heinselman (EISCAT HQ, Kiruna) |
| 10:25-10:45 | EISCAT_3D Finland status and perspectives, Esa Turunen (SGO) |
| 10:45-11:05 | FMI measurements and space weather, Kirsti Kauristie (FMI) |
| 11:05-11:25 | Ground-based operations and EISCAT_3D, Thomas Ulich (SGO) |
| 11:25-11:45 | EISCAT_3D and ionospheric research, Anita Aikio (UOulu) |
| 11:45-12:00 | Questions and discussion |
| 12:00-13:00 | Lunch |
| 13:00-13:20 | CoE in Sustainable Space, Emilia Kilpua (UHelsinki) |
| 13:20-13:40 | Energetic particles, Antti Kero (SGO) |
| 13:40-14:00 | Atmospheric research, Jorge Chau (IAP-Kühlungsborn) |
| 14:00-14:20 | Meteors, Johan Kero (IRF-Kiruna) |
| 14:20-14:35 | Questions and discussion |
| 14:35-15:00 | Afternoon Coffee |
| 15:00-15:20 | Space debris and novel developments, Juha Vierinen (UiT, Tromsø) |
| 15:20-15:40 | Suomi100 cubesat for studies of the geospace environment, Esa Kallio (AaltoU) |
| 15:40-16:00 | Mathematical methods, Lassi Roininen (LUT) |
| 16:00-16:20 | Drones for support of EISCAT_3D, Eija Tanskanen (Aalto U) |
| 16:20-17:00 | Discussion of EISCAT_3D-related future actions |
Contact
For more information, please contact Prof Anita Aikio (anita dot aikio at oulu dot fi).