1995 Incoherent Scatter Coordinated Observation Days

In the following table, column 2 shows dates when IMP 8 is in the solar wind, column 3 shows the date of the new moon, column 4 gives the start and end date of the experiment, column 5 gives the day of the week of the start of the experiment and column 6 is the length of the experiment. The coordinated observation days start at 1600 UT on the first day of the interval indicated and end at 1600 UT on the last day of the interval.

Month           IMP8   New Moon   Dates    Day   Length   Notes

February         1- 8   Jan 30     1- 4    Wed      3       1
February/March  26- 5   Mar  1    28- 2    Tue      2       2        
March           23-31     30      28-29    Tue      1       3          
May             28- 6   Apr 29     1- 5    Mon      4       4   
June            18-26     27      20-21    Tue      1       5  
August          20-26     26      22-24    Tue      2       6        
September       27- 3     24      27-28    Wed      1       7        
October         22-28     24      23-27    Mon      4       8    
November        16-22     22      21-22    Tue      1       9     
January 1996    19-24     20      22-24    Mon      2      10

1. JOULE. This will be a coordinated radar/ground-based optics/ satellite (MSX) campaign to measure Joule heating and its effects on the atmosphere.

2. GISMOS. The goal is wide latitudinal coverage of convection with the highest possible time resolution.

3. DATABASE. The emphasis should be on broad latitudinal coverage of the F region.

4. CADITS/MLTCS. The goal is combined local E and F region measurements, including vector velocities, with 15 minute time resolution. Latitudinal coverage may be sacrificed to meet this goal.

5. DATABASE. The emphasis should be on broad latitudinal coverage of the F region.

6. GISMOS. The goal is wide latitudinal coverage of convection with the highest possible time resolution.

7. SUNDIAL. Weather and climatology of the global ionospheric- thermospheric system. Full 30 day round-the-clock ionosonde coverage of E- and F-region characteristics including intermediate, descending and sequential layers.

8. CADITS/MLTCS. The goal is combined local E and F region measurements, including vector velocities, with 15 minute time resolution. Latitudinal coverage may be sacrificed to meet this goal.

9. GISMOS. The goal is wide latitudinal coverage of convection with the highest possible time resolution.

10. GISMOS/FAST. The goal is wide latitudinal coverage of convection with the highest possible time resolution. This is a coordinated ground and space basedcampaign with the FAST satellite.