Satellite Experiments Simultaneous with Antarctic Measurements (SESAME)

Dudeney, J.R.; Rodger, A. S.; Smith, A. J.; Jarvis, M. J.; Morrison, K.. 1995 Satellite Experiments Simultaneous with Antarctic Measurements (SESAME). Space Science Reviews, 71 (1-4). 705-742. https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00751348

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Abstract/Summary

Satellite Experiments Simultaneous with Antarctic Measurements (SESAME) is one of the four ground-based programmes within the NASA/ISAS Global Geospace Science (GGS) mission, itself part of the International Solar-Terrestrial Physics (ISTP) programme. The scientific objectives of SESAME are carefully selected to make an invaluable contribution to the GGS mission by capitalising on the unique geophysical advantages of Antarctica for geospace research. These arise mainly from the large displacement of the geographic and geomagnetic poles. Specifically, SESAME is designed to study the ionospheric effects of merging at the magnetopause, reconnection in the geomagnetic tail and its relationship to substorms, mapping of significant geospace boundaries to ionospheric altitudes, plasma wave generation and propagation at high latitudes, and ionosphere-thermosphere interactions. The experimental programme is centred at Halley (76° S, 27° W) but also utilises automatic geophysical observatories located poleward of Halley. The suite of instruments provides an excellent image of the inner boundary of geospace and thus is complementary to the GGS spacecraft measurements. The data products that will be supplied askey parameters to the GGS experimenters on a routine basis are described. A brief review of previous results is presented, and some of the significant scientific questions to be addressed using the combination of ground-based and space-based observations are discussed.

Item Type:	Publication - Article
Digital Object Identifier (DOI):	https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00751348
Programmes:	BAS Programmes > Pre 2000 programme
ISSN:	0038-6308
Date made live:	20 Dec 2016 09:22 +0 (UTC)
URI:	https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/515577

Item Type:

Publication - Article

Digital Object Identifier (DOI):

https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00751348

Programmes:

BAS Programmes > Pre 2000 programme

ISSN:

0038-6308

Date made live:

20 Dec 2016 09:22 +0 (UTC)

URI:

https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/515577