Slopes (m) for low elevation experiments (UHF): ============================================================ Although it is not generally recommended to compare electron densities at different locations for calibration purposes, we do so here just to give an idea of the difference. For 30 deg elevation, most commonly used, this means for E-region comparisons the EISCAT volume is about 170km north of Tromso (assuming 100 km E-layer peak) and for F-region comparisons the EISCAT volume is about 350 km north of Tromso(assuming 200 km F-layer peak). m<1 means ISR densities are less than Ionosonde densities. A magic_const of 1.0 is assumed unless otherwise stated. *************************************************************************************************** UHF slopes (m) for low elevation experiments: ============================================ UHF |<------- dsnd analysis -------...........-------------><-dyna analysis-> date modulation calib_ne(foE) calib_ne(foF2) magic_const ui_cal(foF2) ui_cal(foF2) comments m +/- error m +/- error m +/- % m +/- % ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 13 Nov 2001 tau3 0.85 ±0.82 1.17 ±0.61 14 Nov 2001 tau3 0.95 ±0.50 0.99 ±0.55 15 Nov 2001 tau3 1.12 ±0.64 0.74 ±0.40 15 Dec 2001 tau3 1.57 ±0.66 1.02 ±0.43 16 Dec 2001 tau3 10.43 ±6.04 0.88 ±0.39 21 Dec 2001 tau3 1.20 ±0.73 0.84 ±0.25 UHF |<------- dsnd analysis -------...........-------------><-dyna analysis-> date modulation calib_ne(foE) calib_ne(foF2) magic_const ui_cal(foF2) ui_cal(foF2) comments m +/- error m +/- error m +/- % m +/- % ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 01 Feb 2002 tau3 0.92 ±0.26 0.84 ±0.54 06 Feb 2002 tau3 0.09 ±0.48 1.65 ±0.36 07 Feb 2002 tau3 0.73 ±0.19 1.71 ±0.69 08 Feb 2002 tau3 0.76 ±0.31 0.92 ±0.17 09 Feb 2002 tau3 1.06 ±0.44 1.46 ±0.45 25 Mar 2002 pia 1.02 ±0.14 1.10 ±0.12 26 Mar 2002 pia 1.05 ±0.74 1.08 ±0.07 27 Mar 2002 pia 1.07 ±0.15 1.11 ±0.08 28 Mar 2002 pia 1.19 ±0.11 1.12 ±0.07 14 Aug 2002 tau3 1.19 ±0.58 1.19 ±0.25 04 Sep 2002 tau2 5.12 ±0.00 3.56 ±0.00 04 Nov 2002 tau2 1.19 ±0.27 09 Nov 2002 tau3 No dynasonde data 03 Dec 2002 tau3 0.61 ±0.10 0.35 ±0.09 12 Dec 2002 tau3 0.70 ±0.59 0.51 ±0.35 17 Dec 2002 tau3 1.17 ±0.33 1.17 ±0.28 UHF |<------- dsnd analysis -------...........-------------><-dyna analysis-> date modulation calib_ne(foE) calib_ne(foF2) magic_const ui_cal(foF2) ui_cal(foF2) comments m +/- error m +/- error m +/- % m +/- % ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 05 Jan 2003 tau3 0.78 ±0.20 0.38 ±0.05 24 Feb 2003 tau3 1.17 ±0.27 (scanning) 27 Feb 2003 cp1l lp 0.76 ±0.14 (guisdap 1.7) 28 Feb 2003 cp1l lp 0.93 ±0.20 (guisdap 1.7) 16 Jun 2003 tau3 1.07 ±0.45 0.85 ±0.10 17 Jun 2003 tau3 0.95 ±0.35 0.93 ±0.11 18 Jun 2003 tau3 0.74 ±0.19 0.96 ±0.04 12 Aug 2003 tau3 0.53 ±0.23 0.71 ±0.11 13 Aug 2003 tau3 1.01 ±0.39 0.97 ±0.07 UHF |<------- dsnd analysis -------...........-------------><-dyna analysis-> date modulation calib_ne(foE) calib_ne(foF2) magic_const ui_cal(foF2) ui_cal(foF2) comments m +/- error m +/- error m +/- % m +/- % ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 Apr 2004 apv 0.93 ±0.15 0.99 ±0.04 1 Apr 2004 joute0 0.94 ±0.03 13 May 2004 tau1u 0.90 ±0.16 24 May 2004 kero1 0.87 ±0.18 0.83 0.04 1.0 07 Sep 2004 tau1 0.89 ±0.23 0.88 ±0.15 07 Sep 2004 tau1 1.10 ±0.30 1.05 ±0.10 0.81 (new power) 08 Sep 2004 tau1 0.80 ±0.21 0.90 ±0.03 08 Sep 2004 tau1 1.23 ±0.32 1.27 ±0.04 1.0 08 Sep 2004 tau1 0.99 ±0.27 1.03 ±0.03 0.80 (new power) 04 Dec 2004 tau2pl 0.33 ±0.06 0.81 ±0.09 04 Dec 2004 tau2pl 0.37 ±0.13 0.83 ±0.14 0.81 (new power) 04 Dec 2004 tau2pl 0.26 ±0.06 1.14 ±0.12 1.0 (new power) 09 Dec 2004 tau2pl 0.61 ±0.14 0.54 ±0.24 0.81 (new power) 16 Dec 2004 tau2pl 0.57 ±0.17 0.94 ±0.60 16 Dec 2004 tau2pl 0.52 ±0.27 0.58 ±0.04 1.0 (new power) UHF |<------- dsnd analysis -------...........-------------><-dyna analysis-> date modulation calib_ne(foE) calib_ne(foF2) magic_const ui_cal(foF2) ui_cal(foF2) comments m +/- error m +/- error m +/- % m +/- % ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 17 Jan 2005 tau2pl (no dynasonde echoes) 20 Jan 2005 tau2pl (no dynasonde echoes) 08 Feb 2005 tau2pl 0.79 ±0.28 0.95 ±0.38 1.0 (new power) 09 Feb 2005 tau2pl 1.17 ±0.44 1.24 ±0.64 1.0 (new power) 10 Feb 2005 tau2pl 1.03 ±0.29 0.99 ±0.19 1.0 (new power) 18 May 2005 kero1 1.21 ±0.07 1.14 ±0.06 1.0 (new power) 27 Jun 2005 tau1 1.04 ±0.48 1.04 ±0.09 1.0 (new power) 28 Jun 2005 tau1 1.06 ±0.30 0.91 ±0.07 1.0 (new power) 29 Jun 2005 tau1 1.39 ±0.55 1.02 ±0.10 1.0 (new power) 01 Jul 2005 tau1 0.99 ±0.29 1.13 ±0.16 1.0 (new power) 02 Jul 2005 tau1 1.13 ±0.26 1.12 ±0.10 1.0 (new power) UHF |<------- dsnd analysis -------...........-------------><-dyna analysis-> date modulation calib_ne(foE) calib_ne(foF2) magic_const ui_cal(foF2) ui_cal(foF2) comments m +/- error m +/- error m +/- % m +/- % ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 01 Feb 2006 tau2pl 0.79 ±0 1.0 (new power) 04 Mar 2006 tau1 (cp4) 1.65 ±0.56 1.04 ±0.14 1.0 (new power) 11 Mar 2006 tau1 (cp4) 1.15 ±0.08 0.82 ±0.02 1.0 (new power) 08 Apr 2006 tau1 (cp4) 1.11 ±0.22 0.57 ±0.05 0.8 (new power) 05 Jun 2006 tau1 (cp4) 0.86 ±0.09 1.01 ±0.03 0.8 (new power) 17 Aug 2006 tau8 0.84 ±0.10 0.95 ±0.03 0.8 (new power) 18 Aug 2006 tau8 1.09 ±0.13 0.95 ±0.05 0.8 (new power) 19 Aug 2006 tau8 . ±0. 0. ±0. 0.8 (new power)(no dynasonde data) 01 Oct 2006 tau1 (cp4) 0.78 ±0.09 0.89 ±0.06 0.8 (new power) 14 Dec 2006 tau1 0.67 ±0.41 . ± . 0.8 (new power) 15 Dec 2006 tau1 0.47 ±0.40 1.15 ±0.28 0.8 (new power) 16 Dec 2006 tau1 0.60 ±0.30 0.40 ±0.18 0.8 (new power) 18 Dec 2006 tau2pl 0.42 ±0.24 0.24 ±0.12 0.8 (new power) UHF |<------- dsnd analysis -------...........-------------><-dyna analysis-> date modulation calib_ne(foE) calib_ne(foF2) magic_const ui_cal(foF2) ui_cal(foF2) comments 2007 m +/- error m +/- error m +/- % m +/- % ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 28 Aug 2007 tau2pl 1.00 ±0.21 1.00 ±0.15 0.8 (new power) 28 Aug 2007 tau1(cp4) . ±0. . ±0. 0.8 (new power) poor iono data 29 Aug 2007 tau1(cp4) . ±0. . ±0. 0.8 (new power) poor iono data 10 Nov 2007 tau1 1.00 ±0.35 0. ±0. 0.8 (new power) 06 Dec 2007 tau1 0. ±0. 0.63 ±0.25 0.8 (new power) 07 Dec 2007 tau1 0.85 ±0.23 0.85 ±0.37 0.8 (new power) 08 Dec 2007 tau1 0.51 ±0.22 0.79 ±0.22 0.8 (new power) 09 Dec 2007 tau1 0.37 ±0.15 1.10 ±0.61 0.8 (new power) 09 Dec 2007 tau1 0.93 ±0.24 0.8 (new power) 10 Dec 2007 tau1 1.34 ±0.48 0.8 (new power) 11 Dec 2007 tau1 0.89 ±0.32 0.75 ±0.20 0.8 (new power) 15 Dec 2007 tau1 0.59 ±0.21 0.98 ±0.31 0.8 (new power) 16 Dec 2007 tau1 1.00 ±0.57 1.27 ±0.39 0.8 (new power) 17 Dec 2007 tau1 0.76 ±0.45 0.62 ±0.17 0.8 (new power) UHF |<------- dsnd analysis -------...........-------------><-dyna analysis-> date modulation calib_ne(foE) calib_ne(foF2) magic_const ui_cal(foF2) ui_cal(foF2) comments 2008 m +/- error m +/- error m +/- % m +/- % ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 13 Jan 2008 tau1 0.94 ±0.39 0.59 ±0.15 0.8 (new power) 14 Jan 2008 tau1 1.37 ±0.31 0.69 ±0.17 0.8 (new power) 18 Jan 2008 tau1 1.15 ±0.17 0.56 ±0.06 0.8 (new power) 01 Feb 2008 tau2pl 0.90 ±0.01 0.8 02 Feb 2008 tau2pl 0.79 ±0.27 0.49 ±0.22 0.8 03 Feb 2008 tau2pl 0.75 ±0.24 0.8 04 Feb 2008 tau2pl 0.61 ±0.07 0.8 05 Feb 2008 tau2pl 0.56 ±0.13 0.97 ±0.20 0.8 08 Feb 2008 tau2pl 1.06 ±0.06 0.8 09 Feb 2008 tau2pl 0.61 ±0.19 0.96 ±0.29 0.8 10 Feb 2008 tau2pl 0.77 ±0.06 0.8 26 Feb 2008 tau1 1.28 ±0.40 0.92 ±0.15 0.8 26 Feb 2008 tau1 0.61 ±0.33 0.8 07 Mar 2008 tau2pl 1.51 ±0.63 0.87 ±0.11 0.8 01 Jul 2008 tau1 0.75 ±0.33 1.31 ±0.15 0.8 05 Nov 2008 manda 1.02 ±0.29 1.28 ±0.11 0.8 27 Nov 2008 tau1 0.56 ±0.15 0.75 ±0.10 0.8 02 Dec 2008 arc1 1.06 ±0.27 . ±0. 0.8 02 Dec 2008 tau1 . ± . 1.14 ±0.16 0.8 UHF |<------ dsnd analysis ------>| date modulation calib_ne(foE) calib_ne(foF2) magic_const calib_pl_ne comments 2009 m +/- error m +/- error m +/- err (suggested is based on foF2) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 04 Mar 2009 manda . ± . 1.28 ±0.11 0.8 12 Mar 2009 manda . ± . 1.22 ±0.07 0.8 11 Aug 2009 manda 1.41 ±0.13 . ± . 0.8 12 Aug 2009 manda 0.92 ±0.19 . ± . 0.8 13 Nov 2009 arc1 1.13 ±0.27 . ± . 1.14 14 Nov 2009 arc1 0.69 ±0.13 . ± . 1.14 20 Nov 2009 arc1 . ±0. . ± . 1.14 21 Nov 2009 arc1 0.83 ±0.30 . ± . 1.14 UHF |<------ dsnd analysis ------>| date modulation calib_ne(foE) calib_ne(foF2) magic_const calib_pl_ne comments 2010 m +/- error m +/- error m +/- err (suggested is based on foF2) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 09 Feb 2010 beata . ± . 0.93 ±0.18 0.7 (Suggest 0.76) 10 Feb 2010 beata . ± . . ± . 0.7 (Suggest . ) 11 Feb 2010 beata . ± . 0.93 ±0.22 0.7 (Suggest 0.75) 15 Feb 2010 beata 0.81 ±0.11 . ± . 0.7 02 Dec 2010 tau1 . ± . 1.10 ±0.39 0.7 (Suggest 0.64) 03 Dec 2010 tau1 . ± . 1.20 ±0.34 0.7 (Suggest 0.59) 04 Dec 2010 tau1 . ± . 1.19 ±0.42 0.7 (Suggest 0.59) 05 Dec 2010 tau1 . ± . 1.37 ±0.84 0.7 (Suggest 0.51) UHF |<------ dsnd analysis ------>| date modulation calib_ne(foE) calib_ne(foF2) magic_const calib_pl_ne comments 2011 m +/- error m +/- error m +/- err (suggested is based on foF2) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 08 Oct 2011 manda 0.73 ±0.11 . ± . 0.7 (Suggest 0.96) 09 Nov 2011 tau1 1.10 ±0.0 . ± . 0.7 (Suggest 0.64) 12 Dec 2011 bella . ± . 0.80 ±0.07 0.7 (Suggest 0.87) 13 Dec 2011 bella 1.26 ±0.38 . ± . 0.7 (Suggest ) 14 Dec 2011 bella . ± . 0.90 ±0.07 0.7 (Suggest 0.78) 15 Dec 2011 bella . ± . 0.90 ±0.07 0.7 (Suggest 0.78) 16 Dec 2011 bella . ± . 0.84 ±0.07 0.7 (Suggest 0.83)