I would like to give thanks to those who I have learned a tremendous amount over the last years: my advisors Professor Dag Lorentzen and Professor Fred Sigernes. I feel very privileged to be able to refine my experimental techniques and learn the finer points of dayside aurora from both of them. From my first arctic lesson with Fred, to my first polar bear encounter with Dag, my education on Svalbard has been quite diverse. I also feel quite honoured to be a part of the team of scientists, both from The University Centre in Svalbard (UNIS) and our collaborating international institutions, that worked at the close of historic Nordlysstasjonen (The Auroral Station) in Adventdalen and the opening of the Kjell Henriksen Observatory (KHO). Special thanks also go to my mentors and collaborators Dr. Boris Kozelov, Professor Charles Deehr, and Dr. Magnar Gullikstad Johnsen who have helped me tremendously. Thanks also to Mr. Matteo Ottaviani, who played a major role in the deployment of the Black spectrometer to Ny-Ålesund, which provided essential data. I would also like to acknowledge Professor Jøran Moen for being my advisor at the University of Oslo. Thanks also to Espen Trondsen for helping me in lots of different ways. I would like to recognize and the life and work of the late Nikita Shumilov, my predecessor. I was fortunate to briefly collaborate with Nikita while living in London, but never had the privilege of meeting him in person. Extra special thanks must go to my fellow station/observatory co-manager, Dr. Margit Dyrland. She was a great partner in managing the old station and the new observatory. Each of us probably could have managed it alone, but together our differing skills complemented each other quite well! I would like to acknowledge and say thanks for the opportunities given to me by both