Antarctic Middle Atmosphere Project at Syowa Station

Coordinated observations of the polar middle atmosphere are being carried out at Syowa Station in Antarctica as part of the Middle Atmosphere Program (MAP) for 1982-1985. The middle atmosphere is measured by a combination of remote sensing techniques from the ground, aircraft and spacecraft and in situ measurements by aircraft, balloon and sounding rocket. The main ground-based remote sensing facilities are laser radar, VHF doppler radar, infrared spectrometer and Dobson spectrophotometer. This paper gives an outline of this project