History of the Juliusruh ionospheric observatoryon Rügen

摘要

The history of the Juliusruh ionospheric observatory on Rügen is closelyconnected to the history of ground-based ionospheric sounding. After a shortintroduction to the ionospheric research and the sounding technique, thefounding of the Juliusruh station in 1954 and its development until today aredescribed. The different methods of ground-based sounding – as far as theyapply to Juliusruh – are briefly discussed. The condition of life and workin a small team on the island of Rügen, remote from the respective parentinstitute, is also the subject of this article, whose author headed JuliusruhStation from 1965 to 2004.