polar geophysical institute of ras:

Polar Geophysical Institute of RAS:Polar Geophysical Institute of RAS:

Instruments, instrument locations, data Instruments, instrument locations, data availability, home page etcavailability, home page etc

presented by Vladimir Safargaleevpresented by Vladimir Safargaleev

PGI participates in the following PGI participates in the following subsidiary IPY projects:subsidiary IPY projects:

EoI#118:(auroras); EoI#118:(auroras);

EoI#945 (cosmic rays); EoI#945 (cosmic rays);

EoI##946,947 (satellite radiotomography)EoI##946,947 (satellite radiotomography)

Location – Apatity and Murmansk (Kola Peninsula)Basic observatories: Lovozero (LOZ, Kola Peninsula) and Barentsburg (BAB, Spitsbergen Archipelago).Regular observations: auroras, cosmic rays, magnetic pulsations (0.1 – 20 Hz).

PGI optical measurements on Svalbard

a. TV all-sky camera at BAB allows the monitoring of auroral activity at high temporal resolution. TV observations support (or are supported, in dependence on the situation):

– PGI spectral measurements (green, red and proton auroras);

– ESR (LYR) and EISCAT (TRO) measurements;

– CUTLASS measurements;– SPEAR (LYR) heating campaigns;– US array NAL-BAB-HOR of

induction magnetometers (in the near future).

b. Example of coordinated TV-ESR-CUTLASS measurements of dayside aurora response to positive IMF Bz impulse.

Example of the reconstruction of two-dimensional ionosphere electron density by the method of satellite tomography in the area extended for about 1700 km from the subauroral ionosphere (Karelia) to the polar cap zone (Svalbard).

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PGI neutron monitorsApatity Barentsburg

PGI induction magnetometers

Quick-look plots athttp://pgi.kolasc.net.ru