• Observing electric field and neutral wind with EISCAT 3D 

      Stamm, Johann; Vierinen, Juha; Gustavsson, Björn (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2021-11-16)
      Measurements of height-dependent electric field (E) and neutral wind (u) are important governing parameters of the Earth's upper atmosphere, which can be used to study, for example, how auroral currents close or how energy flows between the ionized and neutral constituents. The new EISCAT 3D (E3D) incoherent scatter radar will be able to measure a three-dimensional ion velocity vector (v) at each ...
    • Radar imaging with EISCAT 3D 

      Stamm, Johann; Vierinen, Juha; Urco, Juan M.; Gustavsson, Björn; Chau, Jorge L. (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2021-02-04)
      A new incoherent scatter radar called EISCAT 3D is being constructed in northern Scandinavia. It will have the capability to produce volumetric images of ionospheric plasma parameters using aperture synthesis radar imaging. This study uses the current design of EISCAT 3D to explore the theoretical radar imaging performance when imaging electron density in the E region and compares numerical techniques ...