The Auroral Observatory orginally was a section of the Norwegian
Institute of Cosmical Physics (NIKF) established in 1928.
However, the designation 'Auroral Observatory' was kept for a small special group within the Department of Physics. This group was to continue the longterm geophysical observations of aurorae, magnetic field, and ionosphere inherited from NIKF. Effective 1. January 2000 this group was separated from the Department of Physics and established as a unit directly under the Faculty of Science and Mathematics given the name 'Tromsø Geophysical Observatory' (TGO) The primary activities of TGO are geomagnetic and ionospheric observations, the former using a network of established magnetometers and the latter using an ionosonde near Tromsø. Secondary activities include hosting a number of own, shared and guest instruments and operating field stations on mainland Norway and on Svalbard. The Norwegian Center for Space Weather (NOSWE) is a unit under Tromsø Geophysical Observatory (TGO) at UiT – the Arctic University of Norway. The staff as of 13. Mar. 2023 is: |
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Magnar Gullikstad Johnsen Scientist and head of the group
Telephone: +47 776 46956 |
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Njål Gulbrandsen, Scientist
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Erkka Petteri Heino, Scientist
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Asgeir Brekke, Professor emeritus
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Håkon Johan Seiness, Senior Engineer
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Bjørn Ove Husøy, Senior engineer
Construction of instruments, maintenance. |
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Bjørnar Hansen, Senior engineer
Data processing, operation of guest instruments, maintenance |
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Per Ivar Emanuelsen, Senior engineer
Telephone: +47 776 45137 |
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Runar Folke-Olsen, IT engineer
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Erlend Alexander Danielsen, Staff engineer
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Martin Berg, Senior engineer
Dombås Observatory, |
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Mali Tungen, Technician
Dombås Observatory, |
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Last page update 16 Mar. 2023 |