Imaging of polar cap patches with a low-cost airglow camera: pilot observations in Svalbard, Norway

Abstract We evaluate the capability of a low-cost all-sky imager (ASI), which has been operative in Longyearbyen (78.1° N, 15.5° E), Norway, to detect 630.0 nm airglow signatures of polar cap patches. The ASI is composed of a small camera, with a charge-coupled device (CCD), manufactured by Watec Co...

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Main Authors: Keisuke Hosokawa, Yasunobu Ogawa, Satoshi Taguchi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2019-11-01
Series:Earth, Planets and Space
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40623-019-1094-7