1996 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

January         18-25     20      22-24    Mon      2       1
February        12-20     18      13-14    Tue      1       2
March           20-28     19      19-22    Tue      3       3
April           14-23     17      16-17    Tue      1       4
May             10-18     17      14-15    Tue      1       5
June            16-24     16      18-19    Tue      1       6
July            11-18     15      16-17    Tue      1       7
August           5-13     14      13-14    Tue      1       8
September       12-19     12      17-18    Tue      1       9
October          8-15     12       8-12    Tue      4      10
November                  11      11-14    Mon      3      11
December        10-17     10      10-11    Tue      1      12
January 1997               8       6-10    Mon      4      13
  1. GISMOS/FAST. The goal is wide latitudinal coverage of convection with the highest possible time resolution. This is a coordinated ground and space based campaign with the FAST satellite.
  2. POLITE. Global coordinated measurements of topside light ions. Simultaneous optical observations of neutral hydrogen and helium are highly desirable where possible.
  3. MISETA/CADITS/MLTCS. The MISETA-2 campaign has as its goal the study of the onset and evolution of equatorial spread-F effects under Vernal Equinox conditions. Local E and F region measurements will be included.
  4. DATABASE. The emphasis should be on broad latitudinal coverage of the F region.
  5. DATABASE. The emphasis should be on broad latitudinal coverage of the F region.
  6. 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.
  7. DATABASE. The emphasis should be on broad latitudinal coverage of the F region.
  8. DATABASE. The emphasis should be on broad latitudinal coverage of the F region.
  9. DATABASE. The emphasis should be on broad latitudinal coverage of the F region.
  10. CADITS/MLTCS/ABC. 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. The goal of ABC is to look for predictors to ESF effects that can be sensed PRIOR to actual onset times, i.e., from the pre-sunset to pre-midnight period.
  11. POLITE. Global coordinated measurements of topside light ions. Simultaneous optical observations of neutral hydrogen and helium are highly desirable where possible.
  12. DATABASE. The emphasis should be on broad latitudinal coverage of the F region.
  13. 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.
Updated 26 September, 1995.
Refer questions to John Holt