NEW ZEALAND’S CONTRIBUTION TO INTERNATIONAL SCIENCE: THE ROLE OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY’S ROLLESTON RESEARCH STATION.

This paper details the research work carried out over some 35 years at the University of Canterbury's research station near Rolleston in mid-Canterbury New Zealand on radar meteors and their radiants; on the ionic processes that control the duration of both radar and visual long enduring trains; radar work on the aurora; and an extensive programme of radar work mapping the details of the dynamics of the Earth's mesosphere. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]