EISCAT: early history and the first ten years of operation

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Abstract

The European Incoherent Scatter scientific radar system (EISCAT) began operating in 1981 after ten years of construction and planning. This article reviews EISCAT's history and its scientific achievements during its first ten years of operation.

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