History of Geo- and Space Sciences
History of Geo- and Space Sciences
History of Geo- and Space Sciences
Articles | Volume 13, issue 1
Articles | Volume 13, issue 1
https://doi.org/10.5194/hgss-13-1-2022
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31 Jan 2022
Review article |  | 31 Jan 2022

History of EISCAT – Part 5: Operation and development of the system during the first 2 decades

Gudmund Wannberg

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EISCAT, the European Incoherent SCATter system, was an advanced research radar system established in northern Scandinavia in the mid-1970s for studies of the aurora and the earth's plasma environment. This paper describes the operation, development, problems and successes of the system during its first 2 decades, as recalled by its former deputy director.
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