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ATRAD installations

Rothera, Antarctica

Radar site location: 67S,68W

Radars present:


MF Radar

Specifications

Customers: Colorado Research Associates, British Antarctic Survey
Mode: Spaced antenna
Frequency:1.98 MHz
Peak Power (kW): 50
Typical Power (W): 120
Installation date: February 1997
ATRAD supplied:all components

References

Jarvis M., G. O. L. Jones, and B. Jenkins, New initiatives in observing the Antarctic mesosphere, Adv. Space Res., 24(5), 611-619, 1999
Fritts, D.C, Private communication, 1997