Polar Fox II - Experimental Phase

The report describes the Polar Fox II HF backscatter system built by Raytheon Company. This system will be used to collect data relating to the effects of auroral clutter on a HF radar system. The Polar Fox II System consists of a transmitter-receiver site co-located north of Caribou, Maine, and thr...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Campbell, Lois W., Katz, Alan H., Patton, Delbert E.
Other Authors: RAYTHEON CO SUDBURY MA
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 1971
Subjects:
Active & Passive Radar Detection & Equipment
*AURORAE
*RADAR CLUTTER
*IONOSPHERIC PROPAGATION
HIGH FREQUENCY
RADAR STATIONS
ICELAND
MAINE
GREENLAND
ARCTIC REGIONS
RADAR SIGNALS
BACKSCATTERING
SIGNAL PROCESSING
Arctic
Greenland
Iceland
Narssarssuaq
polar fox
Thule
Online Access:http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/AD0738305
http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=AD0738305
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Summary:The report describes the Polar Fox II HF backscatter system built by Raytheon Company. This system will be used to collect data relating to the effects of auroral clutter on a HF radar system. The Polar Fox II System consists of a transmitter-receiver site co-located north of Caribou, Maine, and three remote beacon sites; one in Thule and in Narssarssuaq, Greenland, and the other in Keflavik, Iceland. The receiver-processors are described along with measurements of system performance. Also discussed is the co-located transmitter site and the transmitter and receiver antenna arrays. The processing and displays to be used in the analysis of the data are also presented.

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