HR: 15:05h
AN: SA53C-05 INVITED     [Abstracts]
TI: Capabilities of and Results From the SPEAR Ionospheric Heating Facility
AU: * Yeoman, T K
EM: tim.yeoman@ion.le.ac.uk
AF: University of Leicester, University Road, Leicester, LE1 7RH, United Kingdom
AU: Robinson, T R
EM: txr@ion.le.ac.uk
AF: University of Leicester, University Road, Leicester, LE1 7RH, United Kingdom
AU: Dhillon, R S
EM: rsd6@ion.le.ac.uk
AF: University of Leicester, University Road, Leicester, LE1 7RH, United Kingdom
AU: Wright, D M
EM: dmw7@ion.le.ac.uk
AF: University of Leicester, University Road, Leicester, LE1 7RH, United Kingdom
AU: Baddeley, L J
EM: ljb14@ion.le.ac.uk
AF: University of Leicester, University Road, Leicester, LE1 7RH, United Kingdom
AB: The SPEAR (Space Plasma Exploration by Active Radar) high power radio frequency system at 78 degrees north on Svalbard started operations in 2004. Several campaigns coordinated with the EISCAT Svalbard Radar (ESR) have been run since that time. The capabilities of the SPEAR system have been extended during each campaign, and the current capabilities of the system will be described, along with the plans for the development of the system over the next few years. The results of high power ionospheric modification experiments performed with SPEAR in coordination with both the ESR, the CUTLASS HF coherent radars and HF Doppler experiments during the first years of operations will be summarised, and future experimental plans outlined.
DE: 6944 Nonlinear phenomena (4400, 7839)
DE: 7803 Active perturbation experiments
DE: 7836 MHD waves and instabilities (2149, 2752, 6050)
DE: 7867 Wave/particle interactions (2483, 6984)
DE: 7894 Instruments and techniques
SC: SPA-Aeronomy [SA]
MN: 2007 Joint Assembly