Sodankylä geofysiska observatorium |
Forskning
Research at the Sodankylä Geophysical Observatory includes the following on-going projects and international activities.
| KAIRA | The Kilpisjärvi Atmospheric Imaging Receiver Array will be deployed in summer 2011. It is a broad-band VHF radio receiver, which can be used for atmospheric studies using transmissions from a range of radars in the vicinity as well as for radio astronomy within the LOFAR project. |
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| SLICE | The Sodankylä-Leicester Ionospheric Coupling Experiment (SLICE) is essentially a meteor radar deployed by the University of Leicester, UK, at Sodankylä and operated by the Sodankylä Geophysical Observatory. |
| NICE | Negative Ion Chemistry Effects in mesospheric active heating experiments (NICE) is a project to quantify the role of the negative ion chemistry in the high-latitude mesosphere by combining optimised RF heating experiments in the ionospheric D region with detailed, coupled modelling of the ion-neutral chemistry. |
| CHAMOS | Chemical Aeronomy in the Mesosphere and Ozone in the Stratosphere (CHAMOS) originated from the development of the Sodankylä ion-neutral chemistry model (SIC) at SGO, aims to study the effect of energetic particle precipitation (e.g. aurora) on the ozone budget of the mesosphere and stratosphere. |
| SIC | Sodankylä Ion-neutral Chemistry model (SIC); detailed computer model of the chemistry of the ionospheric D and E regions (50-120 km) developed at SGO. |
| THERMES | Thermosphere and Mesosphere affecting the Stratosphere (THERMES) is a project for estimating cosequences of solar forcing on the mesosphere/lower thermosphere and their impacts on the stratosphere. |
Vid SGO forskar vi inom:
- Aeronomi och atmosfärskemi
- Inkoherentspridningsradar
- Radarteori
- Tomografiska metoder för jonosfärsforskning
- VLF-mätningar
- Konstgjorda effekter i den nära rymden
Forskare vid SGO är medlemmar i spetsforskningsenheten för inversa problem.
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