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NISSE

Nordic Ionospheric Sounding rocket Seeding Experiment (NISSE)

A. Conference proceedings:


Hølland, V., T. Pitkänen, G. Baumann, G. Mellemstrand, A. Søreide, S. Njåstad, K. Slettebakken, C.-F. Enell, I. I. Virtanen, J. Vierinen, and E. I. Tanskanen, Nordic ionospheric sounding rocket seeding experiment (NISSE), submitted to the Proc. of the 19th ESA Symposium on European Rocket and Balloon Programmes and Related Research, Bad Reichenhall, Germany, Jun 7-11, 2009.



B. Publications (Talks):

Talks: (Name of the person giving the talk is underlined)

Hølland, V., G. Mellemstrand, and T. Pitkänen, NISSE - Norwegian ionospheric sounding rocket seeding experiment, REXUS/BEXUS Selection Workshop, ESA/ESTEC, Noordwijk, Netherlands, Mar 5-6, 2008.

Hølland, V., G. Mellemstrand, T. Pitkänen and G. Baumann, Nordic ionospheric sounding rocket seeding experiment (NISSE), Student Training Week and Preliminary Design Review, Esrange, Kiruna, Sweden, Apr 20-26, 2008.

Pitkänen, T., V. Hølland, G. Baumann, and G. Mellemstrand, Nordic ionospheric sounding rocket seeding experiment (NISSE), Introduction seminar talk, SGO, Sodankylä, Finland, Jun 19, 2008.

Hølland, V., T. Pitkänen, G. Baumann, G. Mellemstrand, C.-F. Enell, I. Virtanen, and J. Vierinen, Introduction and the current status of the NISSE experiment, CHAMOS/THERMES Workshop, Luosto, Sodankylä, Finland, Nov 10-12, 2008.

Kauristie, K., O. Amm, L. Juusola, A. Vlasov, N. Partamies, T. Pitkänen, E. Turunen, and R. Vainio, Finnish upper atmospheric and geospace research activities during the 4th Polar International Polar Year, Congress of the international polar year 2007/08, Espoo, Finland, Nov 12-13, 2008.

Hølland, V., T. Pitkänen, G. Baumann, G. Mellemstrand, C.-F. Enell, I. Virtanen, and J. Vierinen, Introduction and the latest status of the NISSE experiment, SGO Christmas Seminar, SGO, Sodankylä, Finland, Dec 12, 2008.

Hølland, V., T. Pitkänen, G. Baumann, G. Mellemstrand, A. Søreide, S. Njåstad, K. Slettebakken, C.-F. Enell, I. Virtanen, and J. Vierinen, and E. Tanskanen, Nordic ionospheric sounding rocket seeding experiment (NISSE), 19th ESA Symposium on European Rocket and Balloon Programmes and Related Research, Bad Reichenhall, Germany, Jun 7-11, 2009.

Pitkänen, T., V. Hølland, G. Baumann, G. Mellemstrand, A. Søreide, S. Njåstad, K. Slettebakken, C.-F. Enell, I. I. Virtanen, and J. Vierinen, and E. I. Tanskanen, NISSE – summary and conclusions, The 2nd SPG-SGO Seminar, SGO, Sodankylä, Finland, Jan 7-8, 2010.



C. Posters:

Hølland, V., T. Pitkänen, G. Baumann, G. Mellemstrand, A. Søreide, S. Njåstad, K. Slettebakken, C.-F. Enell, I. Virtanen, J. Vierinen, E.I. Tanskanen, and T. Nygrén, Nordic ionospheric sounding rocket seeding experiment NISSE, 43rd Annual Conference of the Finnish Physical Society, Espoo, Finland, Mar 12-14, 2009.

Hølland, V. T. Pitkänen, G. Baumann, G. Mellemstrand, A. Søreide, S. Njåstad, K. Slettebakken, C.-F. Enell, I. Virtanen, J. Vierinen, and E.I. Tanskanen, Active rocket water release experiment in the upper atmosphere, Space Climate, Symposium 3, Saariselkä, Finland, Mar 18-22, 2009.

Pitkänen, T., V. Hølland, G. Baumann, G. Mellemstrand, A. Søreide, S. Njåstad, K. Slettebakken, C.-F. Enell, I. I. Virtanen, J. Vierinen, and E. I. Tanskanen, Nordic student experiment in the REXUS BEXUS program, XII meeting of Finnish space researchers FinCOSPAR 2009, Rokua, Finland, Sep 3-5, 2009.



D. Publications (Abstracts):

Kauristie, K., O. Amm, L. Juusola, A. Vlasov, N. Partamies, T. Pitkänen, E. Turunen, and R. Vainio, Finnish upper atmospheric and geospace research activities during the 4th Polar International Polar Year, Abstract for the Congress of the international polar year 2007/08, Espoo, Finland, Nov 12-13, 2008 (IPY meeting)
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Hølland, V., T. Pitkänen, G. Baumann, G. Mellemstrand, A. Søreide, S. Njåstad, K. Slettebakken, C.-F. Enell, I. Virtanen, J. Vierinen, E.I. Tanskanen, and T. Nygrén, Nordic ionospheric sounding rocket seeding experiment NISSE, Proc. of the 43rd Annual Conference of the Finnish Physical Society, Espoo, Finland, Mar 12-14, 2009 (Abstract).

Hølland, V., T. Pitkänen, G. Baumann, G. Mellemstrand, A. Søreide, S. Njåstad, K. Slettebakken, C.-F. Enell, I. Virtanen, J. Vierinen, and E.I. Tanskanen, Active rocket water release experiment in the upper atmosphere, Abstract for the Space Climate Symposium 3, Saariselkä, Finland, Mar 18-22, 2009 (Abstract).

Hølland, V., T. Pitkänen, G. Baumann, G. Mellemstrand, A. Søreide, S. Njåstad, K. Slettebakken, C.-F. Enell, I. Virtanen, and J. Vierinen, and E. Tanskanen, Nordic ionospheric sounding rocket seeding experiment (NISSE), in the abstract book of the 19th ESA Symposium on European Rocket and Balloon Programmes and Related Research, Bad Reichenhall, Germany, Jun 7-11, 2009.

Pitkänen, T., V. Hølland, G. Baumann, G. Mellemstrand, A. Søreide, S. Njåstad, K. Slettebakken, C.-F. Enell, I. I. Virtanen, J. Vierinen, and E. I. Tanskanen, Nordic student experiment in the REXUS BEXUS program, Proc. of the XII meeting of Finnish space researches FinCOSPAR 2009, Report series in physical sciences, Report No. 57, University of Oulu, 2009.



E. Non-refereed publications and other:

Baumann, G., First part of the success story of NISSE, Avaruusluotain (Space Probe), 3, 18-19, 2008.

Hølland, V., T. Pitkänen, G. Baumann, and G. Mellemstrand, Series of blog articles about the NISSE project at The International Polar Year 2007-8 (IPY) website IPY, 2008-9:
  • NISSE - a student rocket project to study the upper polar atmosphere, Nov 30, 2008, IPY Nov 30
  • EISCAT testing for NISSE, Dec 19, 2008, IPY Dec 19
  • Two months to the launch!, Jan 22, 2009, IPY Jan 22
  • NISSE launch campaign under way!, Mar 7, 2009, IPY Mar 7
  • The NISSE launch, Mar 14, 2009, IPY Mar 14
Hølland, V. and T. Pitkänen, Secrets of the experiment revealed – part II of the success story of NISSE, Avaruusluotain (Space Probe), 1, 10-12, 2009 (Space Probe).

Hølland, V. and T. Pitkänen, REXUS 6 NISSE Student Experiment Documentation (SED) - Final report, RXBS-09-08-25 SED_vers6.1_NISSE.pdf, 142 pages, Eurolaunch, 2009.

Hølland, V., T. Pitkänen, G. Baumann, and G. Mellemstrand, What happened to NISSE? – Third part of the success story of NISSE, Avaruusluotain (Space Probe), 3-4, 18-19, 2010.


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