Publications by IRF scientists 2000

Refereed papers 2000

Amm, O., P. Janhunen, H. J. Opgenoorth, T. I. Pulkkinen, and A. Viljanen, Ionospheric shear flow situations observed by the MIRACLE network, and the concept of Harang discontinuity, AGU monograph on Magnetospheric Current Systems, Geophysical Monograph 118, 2000.

Andersson, L., Acceleration processes in auroral region, Doctoral Thesis, IRF Scientific Report 207, November 2000.

Aso, T., Å. Steen, U. Brändström, B. Gustavsson, A. Urashima, and M. Ejiri, ALIS a state of the art optical observation network for the exploration of aurora and atmosphere, Adv. Space Res., 26(6), 917-924, 2000.

Belova, E., S. Kirkwood, and H. Tammet, The effect of magnetic substorms on near-ground atmospheric current, Ann. Geophysicae, 18, 1623-1629, 2000.

Bergman, J., Dispersive and polarimetric properties of waves in space plasma, Doctoral Dissertation, Uppsala University, 2000. [Abstract, as pdf-file, 16 k]

Bergman, J., A relativistic approach to wave dispersion in Vlasov plasma, Licentiate Thesis, IRF Scientific Report 269, September 2000.

Bergman, J., The magnetized plasma permittivity tensor, Phys. Plasmas, 7(8), 3476-3479, 2000.

Berthomier, M., R. Pottelette, M. Malingre, Y. Khotyaintsev, Electron-acoustic solitons in electron-beam plasma system, Phys. Plasmas, 7(7), 2987-2994, 2000.

Boberg, F., P. Wintoft, and H. Lundstedt, Real time Kp predictions from solar wind data using neural networks, Phys. Chem. Earth, 25(4), 275-280, 2000.

Boberg, F., and H. Lundstedt, Coronal mass ejections detected in solar mean magnetic field, Geophys. Res. Lett., 27(19), 3141-3143, 2000.

Borälv, E., P. Eglitis, H. J. Opgenoorth, E. Donovan, G. Reeves, and P. Stauning, The dawn and dusk electrojet response to substorm onset, Ann. Geophysicae, 18, 1097-1107, 2000.

Brandt, P. C:son, S. Barabash, G. R. Wilson, E. C. Roelof, and C. J. Chase, Energetic neutral atom (ENA) imaging at low( < 10 keV) from Astrid: Observations and simulations, J. of Atm. and Solar-Terr. Phys., 62, no. 10, 901-909, 2000.

Carozzi, T., R. Karlsson, and J. Bergman, Parameters characterizing electromagnetic wave polarization, Phys. Rev. E, 61(2), 2024-2028, 2000.

Carozzi, T., Radio waves in the ionosphere: Propagation, generation, and detection, Doctoral Thesis, IRF Scientific Report 272, August 2000. [Full text version, as pdf-file, 1.1 Mb]

Chilson, P. B., E. Belova, M. T. Rietveld, S. Kirkwood, and U.-P. Hoppe, First artificially induced modulation of PMSE using the EISCAT heating facility, Geophys. Res. Lett., 27(23), 3801-3804, 2000.

Chilson, P. B., S. Kirkwood, I. Häggström, Frequency domain interferometry mode observations of PMSE using the EISCAT VHF radar, Ann. Geophysicae, 18, 1599-1612, 2000.

Dubinin E., K. Sauer, M. Delva, R. Grard, S. Livi, R. Lundin. A. Skalsky, K. Schwingenschuh, K. Szego, and J-G. Trotignon, Multi-instrument study of the upstream region near mars, Phobos-2 observations, J. Geophys. Res., 105, 7557-7571, 2000.

Ebihara, Y., and M. Ejiri, Simulation study on fundamental properties of the storm-time ring current, J. Geophys. Res.,105(A7), 15,843-15,859, 2000.

Enell, C.-F., B. Gustavsson, Å. Steen, U. Brändström, and P. Rydesäter, Multistatic imaging and optical modelling of nacreous clouds, Phys. Chem. Earth (B), 25(5-6), 451-457, 2000.

Friedrich, M., and S. Kirkwood, The D-region background at high latitudes, Adv. Space Res., 25(1), 15-23, 2000.

Gleisner, H., Solar wind and geomagnetic activity – Predictions using neural networks, Thesis, Lund University, 2000. [Abstract]

Gustavsson, B., T. Sergienko, I. Häggström, and F. Honary, Simulation of high energy tail of electron distribution function, in Three Dimensional Imaging of Aurora and Airglow, Björn Gustavsson, Doctoral thesis, IRF Scientific Report 267, 2000.

Gustavsson, B., Three dimensional imaging of aurora and airglow, Doctoral Thesis, IRF Scientific Report 267, September 2000.

Hamrin, M., M. André, P. Norquist, and K. Rönnmark, The importance of a dark ionosphere for ion heating and auroral arc formation. Geophys. Res. Lett., 27(11), 1635-1638, 2000.

Hedin, M., I. Häggström, A. Pellinen-Wannberg, L. Andersson, U. Brändström, B. Gustavsson, Å. Steen, A. Westman, G. Wannberg, T. van Eyken, T. Aso, C. Cattell, C. W. Carlson, and D. Klumpar, 3-D extent of the main ionospheric trough-a case study, Adv. Polar Upper Atmos. Res., 14, 157-162, 2000.

Høymork, S. H., H. L. Pécseli, B. Lybekk, J. Trulsen, and A. Eriksson, Cavitation of lower hybrid waves in the Earth´s ionosphere: A model analysis, J. Geophys. Res., 105(A8), 18,519-18,535, 2000.

Häggström, I., M. Hedin, T. Aso, A. Pellinen-Wannberg, and A. Westman, Auroral field-aligned currents by incoherent scatter plasma line observations in the E region, Adv. Polar Upper Atmos. Res., 14, 103-121, 2000.

Janhunen, P., A. Olsson, O. Amm, and K. Kauristie, Characteristics of a stable arc based on FAST and MIRACLE observations, Ann. Geophysicae, 18(2), 152-160, 2000.

Janhunen, P., and A. Olsson, New model for auroral acceleration: O-shaped potential structure cooperating with waves, Ann. Geophysicae, 18(2), 596-607, 2000.

Kallio, E., and S. Barabash, On the Elastic and Inelastic Collisions Between the Precipitating Energetic Hydrogen Atoms and the Martian Atmospheric neutrals, J. Geophys. Res., 105, no. A11, 24973-24996, 2000.

Karlsson, S. B. P., H. J. Opgenoorth, K. Kauristie, M. Syrjäsuo, T. Pulkkinen, M. Lockwood, R. Nakamura, P. Eglitis, G. Reeves, and S. Romanov, Solar wind control of magnetospheric energy content; Substorm quenching and multiple onsets, J. Geophys. Res., 105(A3), 5335-5356, 2000.

Khotyaintsev, Y., N. Ivchenko, K. Stasiewicz, and M. Berthomier, Electron energization by Alfvén waves: Freja and sounding rocket observations, Physica Scripta, T84, 151-153, 2000.

Kirkwood, S., and H. Nilsson, High latitude sporadic-E and other thin layers – the role of magnetospheric electric fields, Space Sci. Rev., 91, 579-613, 2000.

Kirkwood, S., Upper atmosphere physics and chemistry, The Arctic: A guide to research in the natural and social sciences, eds. M. Nuttall, T.V. Callaghan, Harwood Ac. Publ, Reading, ISBN 90-5823-087-2, 2000.

Kosch, M., M. T. Rietveld, T. Hagfors, and T. B. Leyser, High-latitude HF-induced airglow displaced equatorwards of the pump beam. Geophys. Res. Lett., 27, 2817-2820, 2000.

Kosch, M., M. T. Rietveld, Å. Steen, and T. Hagfors, HF induced airglow: Double patches, Phys. Chem. Earth B, 25(5-6), 475-481, 2000.

Koskinen, H. E. J., A. M. Mälkki, T. I. Pulkkinen, I. Sandahl, E. Yu. Budnick, A. O. Fedorov, R. A. Greenwald, K. B. Baker, L. A. Frank, J. B. Sigwarth, and W. K. Peterson, Observations of plasma entry into the magnetosphere at late magnetic local times, Adv. Space Res., 27(7-8), 1617-1622, 2000.

Leyser, T. B., B. Gustavsson, B. U. E. Brändström, Å. Steen, F. Honary, M. T. Rietveld, T. Aso, and M. Ejiri, Simultaneous measurements of high-frequency pump-enhanced airglow and ionospheric temperatures at auroral latitudes, Adv. Polar Upper Atmos. Res., 14, 1-11, 2000.

Liszka, L., A. G. Pacholczyk, and W. R. Stoeger, Extraction of a deterministic component from ROSAT X-ray data using a wavelet transform and the principal component analysis: II The data analysis, Astron. Astrophys., 354, 847-852, 2000.

Liszka, L., A. G. Pacholczyk and W. R. Stoeger, Active galactic nuclei. VI. ROSAT variability of Seyfert galaxies, Astrophys. J., 540, 122-130, 2000.

McCrea, I. W., M. Lockwood, J. Moen, F. Pitout, P. Eglitis, A. D. Aylward, J.-C. Cerisier, A. Thorolfssen, and S. E. Milan, ESR and EISCAT observations of the response of the cusp and cleft to IMF orientation changes, Ann. Geophysicae, 18, 1009-1026, 2000.

Marcucci, M. F., M. B. Bavassano Cattaneo, A. M. DiLellis, P. Cerulli Irelli, L. M. Kistler, T.-D. Phan, G. Haerendel, B. Klecker, G. Paschmann, W. Baumjohann, E. Möbius, M. A. Popecki, J. A. Sauvaud, H. Rème, A. Korth, L. Eliasson, C. W. Carlson, M. McCarthy, and G. K. Parks, Evidence for interplanetary magnetic field By controlled large-scale reconnection at the dayside magnetopause, J. Geophys. Res., 105, 27,497, 2000.

Olsson, A., and P. Janhunen, Difference in the current-voltage relationships between dawn and duskside inverted-V events, J. Geophys. Res., 105(A3), 5373-5380, 2000.

Olsson, A., and P. Janhunen, A statistical study of inverted-V events using Freja electron data: Implications on the potential structures and the current-voltage relationship, Ann. Geophysicae, 62(2), 81-92, 2000.

Osepian, A. P., N. V. Smirnova, and S. Kirkwood, Precipitation of energetic electrons into the high-latitude ionosphere in the morning local time sectors, Cosmic Res., 38, 33-37, 2000.

Ovchinnikov, M., V. Pen’kov, O. Norberg, S. Barabash, Attitude control system for the first Swedish nanosatellite “Munin”, Acta Astronautica, 46, nos. 2-6, 319-326, 2000.

Rees, D., M. Conde, Å. Steen, and U. Brändström, The first daytime ground-based optical image of the aurora, Geophys. Res. Lett., 27(3), 313-316, 2000.

Roldugin, V. C., S. Kirkwood, Yu. P. Maltsev, and A. A. Galakhov, EISCAT radar reflection from the vicinity of a noctilucent cloud, Phys. Chem. Earth B, 25(5-6), 507-509, 2000.

Sergienko T., B. Gustavsson, Å. Steen, U. Brändström, M. Rietveld, T. Leyser, and F. Honary, Analysis of excitation of the 630.0 nm airglow during a heating experiment in Tromsö on February 16, 1999, Phys. Chem. Earth B., 25(5-6), 531-535, 2000.

Stasiewicz, K., Y. Khotyaintsev, M. Berthomier, and J.-E. Wahlund, Identification of wide-spread turbulence of dispersive Alfvén waves, Geophys. Res. Lett., 27, 173-176, 2000.

Stasiewicz, K., R. Lundin, and G. Marklund, Stochastic ion heating by orbit chaotization on electrostatic waves and nonlinear structures, Physica Scripta, T84, 60-63, 2000.

Stasiewicz, K., P. Bellan, C. Chaston, C. Kletzing, R. Lysak, J. Maggs, O. Pokhotelov, C. Seyler, P. Shukla, L. Stenflo, A. Streltsov, and J-E. Wahlund, Small scale Alfvénic structure in the aurora, Space Sci. Rev., 92(3-4), 423-533, 2000.

Stebel, K., V. Barabash, S. Kirkwood, J. Siebert, and K. H. Fricke, Polar mesosphere summer echoes and noctilucent clouds: Simultaneous and common-volume observations by radar, lidar and CCD camera, Geophys. Res. Lett., 27(5), 661-664, 2000.

Tagirov, V. R., V. A. Arinin, U. Brändström, A. Pajunpää, and V. V. Klimenko, Atmospheric optical phenomena caused by powerful rocket launches, Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets, 37(6), 812-821, 2000.

Tagirov, V. R., V. A. Arinin, V. V. Klimenko, A. Pajunpää, and U. Brändström, Optical phenomena in the atmosphere caused by powerful rocket launches, Phys. Chem. Earth B, 25(5-6), 551-558, 2000.

Tjulin, A., A. I. Eriksson, and M. André, Physical interpretation of the Padé approximation of the plasma dispersion function, J. Plasma Physics, 64(3), 287-296, 2000.

Wild, J. A., T. K. Yeoman, P. Eglitis, and H. J. Opgenoorth, Multi-instrument observations of the electric and magnetic field structure of omega bands, Ann. Geophysicae, 18(1), 99-100, 2000.

Yamauchi, M., R. Lundin, L. Eliasson, S. Ohtani, P.-A. Lindqvist, and R.P. Lepping, Independency of the dayside field-aligned current system: A restriction to cusp models, Magnetospheric Current Systems, Geophysical Monograph 118, 245-252, 2000.

Yang H., N. Sato, K. Makita, M. Kikuchi, A. Kadokura, M. Ayukawa, H. Q. Hu, R. Y. Liu and I. Häggström, Synoptic auroral display along the postnoon auroral oval: A survey with all-sky TV observations at Zhongshan, Antartica, J. Atm. Solar-Terr. Phys., 62, 787-797, 2000.


Non-refereed papers 2000

Belova, E., S. Kirkwood, E. Nielsen, and H. Tammet, The ground-level atmospheric current response to a magnetic substorm, Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Substorms, ESA SP-443, 473-476, 2000.

Bergman, J., T. D. Carozzi, and R. Karlsson, Method and system for obtaining direction of an electromagnetic wave, Swedish Patent Publication No 512 219 (International Patent Publication WO 99/66341, Dec. 2000), Sweden, 2000.

Beyerle, G., J. Biele, R. Neuber, and K Stebel, The lidar data set of polar stratospheric cloud observations at Koldewey-Station, Ny-Ålesund, Spitsbergen: An analysis of clouds spatial characteristics, Proceedings of the Quadrennial Ozone Symposium, 3-8 July, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan, 311-312, 2000.

Blagoveshchenskaya, N. F., V. A. Kornienko, T. D. Borisova, B.Thidé, M. J. Kosch, M. T. Rietveld, E. V. Mishin, R. Yu.Luk’yanova, and O. A. Troschichev, Triggering of Local Substorm Activation by Powerful HF Radio Waves, Proceedings 5th International Conference on Substorms, ESA SP-443, 477-480, 2000

Hall, J.-O., Excitation of field-aligned irregularities by a powerful radio wave in the F-region ionosphere, Diploma Thesis, Department of Space and Plasma Physics, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden, UPTEC, F000 46, May 2000.

Hooper, D.A., and H. Chandra, Signal processing for MST radar returns from mesospheric altitudes, published by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) as a scientific report ISRO-HQ-SR-47-2000, September 2000.

Hultqvist, B., Space physics at the millennium transition, Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Substorms, ESA SP-443, 3-6, 2000.

Hultqvist, B., Andøya rocket range and early Swedish space physics research, in Historien om Andøya Rakettskytefelt gjennom 40 år, 46-47, 2000.

Høymork, S., editor, Sensors and Instruments for Space Exploration, Compendium, Swedish Institute of Space Physics, 2000.

Ivchenko, N., G. Marklund, and Y. Khotyaintsev, Inertial Alfvén waves in the ionosphere: Theoretical considerations and experimental constraints, in waves in dusty, solar and space plasmas, ed. F. Verheest, et al., AIP Conference Proceedings, Melville, New York, 537, 356-363, 2000.

Kauristie, K., V. A. Sergeev, T. I. Pulkkinen, P. Eglitis, H. J. Opgenoorth, O. Amm, J. Jussila, and K. Liou, Comparisons of ground-based and polar UVI observations- Auroral streamers versus substorm activity, Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Substorms, ESA SP-443, 299-302, 2000.

Lundstedt, H., Solar activity predicted with artificial intelligence, in AGU monograph on Space Weather, 2000.

McGregor, R G. D., Environmental impacts on the Euroarctic ecosphere, Swedish Human Dimensions News, no. 2, 10-11, 2000.

McGregor, R. G. D., Atmosfären berättar om klimatet, FRN-nytt, no. 1, 4-5, 2000.

Narita, Y., Plasma domain observed by ASTRID-2, Graduation project, IRF Scientific Report 265, March 2000.

Opgenoorth, H. J., P. Eglitis, and M. Lockwood, Upgraded ground-based facilities for coordinated observations with Cluster: Opportunities for magnetospheric research, revisited, Proceedings of the Cluster-II Workshop on Multiscale/Multipoint Plasma Measurements, ESA-SP-449, 79-88, 2000.

Raffalski, U., Å. Steen, H. Berg, G. Hochschild, G. Kopp, M. Chipperfield, and B.-M. Sinnhuber, Stratospheric O3, CIO, N2O and HNO3 measured in Kiruna during the winter 1999/2000 long term observations and a comparison with SLIMCAT 3D CTM Data, Proceedings of the Quadrennial Ozone Symposium, 3-8 July, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan, 151-152, 2000.

Rothkael, H., J. Blecki, K. Stasiewicz, and A. I. Eriksson, HF-VLF plasma wave excitation during geomagnetic storm in the polar cusp, Proceedings of the Cluster-II Workshop on Multiscale/Multipoint Plasma Measurements, ESA SP-449, 331, 2000.

Sandahl, I., På världens största bildskärm, Naturvetenskapliga forskningsrådets årsbok 2001 Med färg i blicken, s. 7-18, Uppsala 2000.

Sandahl, I., B. Popielawska, E. Yu. Budnick, A. Fedorov, S. Savin, J. Safránková, and Z. Nemecek, The cusp as seen from Interball, Proceedings of the Cluster-II Workshop on Multiscale/Multipoint Plasma Measurements, ESA SP-449, 39-45, 2000.

Sandahl, I., M. Yamauchi, Y. Ebihara, Norrsken satte himlen i brand den 6-7 april, Astronomisk Tidskrift, Nr 2, 19-21, 2000.

Savin, S., N. Maynard, I. Sandahl, H. Kawano, C. T. Russell, L. Zelenyi, and V. Romanov, IACG boundary layer campaign: Current status and Cluster-II perspectives, Proceedings of the Cluster-II Workshop on Multiscale/Multipoint Plasma Measurements, ESA SP-449, 335-338, 2000.

Stasiewicz, K., and G. Gustafsson, Alfvén waves and structures: What can we learn with multipoint measurements on CLUSTER II, Proceedings of the Cluster-II Workshop on Multiscale/Multipoint Plasma Measurements, ESA SP-449, 177-182, 2000.

Stasiewicz, K., Y. Khotyaintsev, M. Khotyaintsev, Users Guide to Orbit Visualization Tool, http://ovt.irfu.se.

Stebel, K., D. A. Hooper, and S. Kirkwood, The generation and vertical propagation of mountain lee waves over Esrange (67.53°N, 21.06°E) in northern Sweden, Proceedings of the Quadrennial Ozone Symposium, 3-8 July, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan, 651-652, 2000.

Stebel, K., and J.-E. Kyllönen, Pärlemormoln och ozon, Kiruna Tidningen, Nr 1, 14-15, 2000.

Uspensky, M., P. Eglitis, N. Partamies, G. Starkov, A. Fabirovsky, H. Opgenoorth, T. Pulkkinen, and R. Pellinen, HF radar observations of an isolated substorm after prolonged quiet geomagnetic conditions, Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Substorms, ESA SP-443, 95-98, 2000.

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