Station Locations, Observed Airglow Lines, and Time Resolutions


                   
------ before September 30, 1998 ------

Shigaraki (SGK) : (34.8N, 136.1E)

    Camera 1 
        Na (589.3nm: 2-min) 
    Camera 2 
        OI (630.0nm: 3-min), O2 Atmospheric (0,1) bands (2-min)
    Camera 3
        OI (557.7nm: 2-min), OH-bands (30s)
    Spectral Airglow Temperature Imager (SATI) 
        OH (2-min) and O2 (2-min) (intensity and rotational temperature)
    Tilting Photometer 1 
         OH (846.5nm, 843.0nm: 10-min), OI (557.7nm: 1-min)
    Tilting Photometer 2 
         OH (843.0nm, 839.9nm: 10-min), OI (630.0nm: 10-min)
    Tilting Photometer 3 
         Hbeta (485.1nm: 10-min), N2+(1NG) (427.8nm: 10-min)

----- after October 1, 1998 -----

Shigaraki (SGK) : (34.8N, 136.1E)

    Camera 1 
        OI (557.7nm: 2-min), OI (630.0nm: 3-min), 
        Na (589.3nm, 3-min, after September 1999, every 30-min)   
    Camera 2 
        O2 Atmospheric (0,1) bands (2-min), OH-bands (30s)
    Spectral Airglow Temperature Imager (SATI) 
        OH (2-min) and O2 (2-min) (intensity and rotational temperature)
    Tilting Photometer 1 
        OH (846.5nm, 843.0nm: 10-min), OI (557.7nm: 1-min)
    Fabry-Perot Interferometer (after June 1999) 
        OI (557.7nm, 20-min), OI (630.0nm, 20-min)
        (wind and temperature measurements)

Rikubetsu (RIK) : (43.5N, 143.8E)

    Camera 3 
         OI (557.7nm: 2-min), OI (630.0nm: 3-min), OH-bands (30s)
    Tilting Photometer 2 
         OH (843.0nm, 839.9nm: 10-min), OI (630.0nm: 10-min)
    Tilting Photometer 3 
         Hbeta (485.1nm: 10-min), N2+(1NG) (427.8nm: 10-min)

----- after July 10, 2000 -------

Shigaraki (SGK) : (34.8N, 136.1E)

    Camera 1
        OI (557.7nm: 2-min), OI (630.0nm: 3-min), OH-bands (30s)
        Na (589.3nm, 3-min, 1 image per every 30-min)
    Camera 4 (from December 14, 2000) 
        OI (630.0nm: 3-min), OI (777.4nm: 3-min), OH-bands (30s)
    Tilting Photometer 1
        OH (846.5nm, 843.0nm: 10-min), OI (557.7nm: 1-min)
    Fabry-Perot Interferometer (June 1999 - October 2000)
        OI (557.7nm, 20-min), OI (630.0nm, 20-min), OH(839.9nm, 20-min)
       (wind and temperature measurements, imaging for all azimuthal directions)
    Fabry-Perot Interferometer (after October 2000)
        OI (557.7nm, 1-hour), OI (630.0nm, 1-hour)
       (wind and temperature measurements, scanning for four azimuthal directions)

Rikubetsu (RIK) : (43.5N, 143.8E)

    Camera 3
         OI (557.7nm: 2-min), OI (630.0nm: 3-min), OH-bands (30s)
    Tilting Photometer 2
         OH (843.0nm, 839.9nm: 10-min), OI (630.0nm: 10-min)
    Tilting Photometer 3
         Hbeta (485.1nm: 10-min), N2+(1NG) (427.8nm: 10-min)

Sata (STA) : (31.0N, 130.7E)  

    Camera 2
         OI (557.7nm: 2-min), OI (630.0nm: 3-min), OH-bands (30s)


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   GEOGRAPHIC AND GEOMAGNETIC COORDINATES 
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calculation: dipole geomagnetic coordinates 
             IGRF-95  epoch: January 1, 2000  00:00UT 

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      glat   glon    mlat   mlon  inclination  declination 
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RIK   43.5  143.8    34.7   210.8      57.8       -9.1
SGK   34.8  136.1    25.4   205.1      49.1       -7.1 
STA   31.0  130.7    21.2   200.5      44.8       -5.8 
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