Andøya, Norway
Radar site location: 69N,16E
Radars present:
Andøya MF Radar
Specifications
| Customer: | Institute for atmospheric physics (IAP), Kuehlungsborn, Germany |
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| Mode: | Spaced antenna |
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| Frequency: | 1.98 MHz |
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| Peak Power (kW): | 50 |
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| Typical Power (W): | 120 |
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| Installation date: | March 1996 |
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| ATRAD supplied: | all components |
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| Web site: | IAP web page. |
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| Site pictures: | Andøya MF radar photos |
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References
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Singer, W., D. Keuer and W. Eriksen, The ALOMAR MF Radar: Technical design and first results, Proc. 13th ESA Symp. on European Rocket and Balloon Programmes and Related Research, Vol. ESA SP-397, pp 101-103, 1997. |
VHF Radar
Specifications
| Customer: | Institute for atmospheric physics (IAP), Kuehlungsborn, Germany |
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| Mode: | Doppler, Spaced antenna |
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| Frequency: | 53.5 MHz |
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| Peak Power (kW): | 36 |
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| Installation date: | Relocated October 1998, from Kuhlungsborn |
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| ATRAD supplied: | Receivers, receiver multiplexer, antenna combiners, T/R switches |
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| Web site: | IAP web page |
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References
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Latteck, R., W. Singer, and H. Bardey, The ALWIN MST Radar - Technical design and performances, Proc. 14th ESA Symp. on European Rocket and Balloon Programmes and Related Research, edited by B. Kaldeich-Schurmann, Vol. SP-437, pp 179-184, 1999. |
Saura MF Radar
Specifications
| Customer: | Institute for atmospheric physics (IAP), Kuehlungsborn, Germany |
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| Mode: | Spaced antenna / Doppler |
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| Frequency: | 3.17 MHz |
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| Peak Power (kW): | 116 |
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| Installation date: | August 2002 |
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| ATRAD supplied: | all components |
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| Web site: | IAP web page |
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References
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Singer W, Latteck R, Holdsworth D, Kristiansen T., A New Narrow Beam MF Radar at 3MHz for Studies of the High-Latitude Middle Atmosphere: System Description and First Results. MST-10, p385, 2003 |
