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The middle and upper atmosphere radar: First results using a partial system
Author(s) -
Kato Susumu,
Ogawa Toru,
Tsuda Toshitaka,
Sato Toru,
Kimura Iwane,
Fukao Shoichiro
Publication year - 1984
Publication title -
radio science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.371
H-Index - 84
eISSN - 1944-799X
pISSN - 0048-6604
DOI - 10.1029/rs019i006p01475
Subject(s) - radar , atmosphere (unit) , remote sensing , meteorology , typhoon , environmental science , 3d radar , antenna (radio) , radar systems , radar imaging , radar engineering details , geology , computer science , telecommunications , physics
The middle and upper atmosphere radar of Radio Atmospheric Science Center, Kyoto University, is now partly in operation. The facility will be complete in 1985. The active array antenna system of the radar makes it possible to steer the radar beam in an interpulse period, i.e., 400 μs. The antenna system consists of independently operative subgroups, each having 19 Yagis. We expect various sophisticated experiments by the system. A preliminary observation was successful to elucidate atmospheric motions during typhoon 5 which approached the radar site in August, 1983.