On the Japanese Unmanned Automatic Observatory in Antarctica and Some Results Obtained at the Observatory

• Published in: Journal of geomagnetism and geoelectricity Vol. 38; no. 3; pp. 201 - 220
• Main Authors: AYUKAWA, Masaru, HIRASAWA, Takeo, MAKITA, Kazuo
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Tokyo Society of Geomagnetism and Earth, Planetary and Space Sciences 1986; Terra
• Subjects: Airglow. Aurora; Earth, ocean, space; Exact sciences and technology; External geophysics; Physics of the high neutral atmosphere; Polar aurora; Observatories; Magnetometry; Asia; Japan; Geomagnetic observation; Riometer; Antarctica; Automatic recording

In conjunction with the scientific program of the International Magnetospheric Study (IMS), an unmanned ground-based observatory was constructed in the inland of the Antarctic Continent about 150km south east of Syowa Station. Electric power source was supplied from batteries charged with a wind gen...