MAARSY-the new MST radar on Andøya: First results of spaced antenna and Doppler measurements of atmospheric winds in the troposphere and mesosphere using a partial array
MST radars have been used to study the troposphere, stratosphere and mesosphere over decades. These radars have proven to be a valuable tool to investigate atmospheric dynamics. MAARSY, the new MST radar at the island of Andøya uses a phased array antenna and is able to perform spaced antenna and Do...
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ftleibnizopen:oai:oai.leibnizopen.de:WRc-iIcBdbrxVwz6XI6J 2023-06-06T11:43:23+02:00 MAARSY-the new MST radar on Andøya: First results of spaced antenna and Doppler measurements of atmospheric winds in the troposphere and mesosphere using a partial array Stober, G. Latteck, R. Rapp, M. Singer, W. Zecha, M. 2012 application/pdf https://doi.org/10.34657/4224 https://oa.tib.eu/renate/handle/123456789/5595 eng eng Göttingen : Copernicus CC BY 3.0 Unported https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Advances in Radio Science 10 (2012) Atmospheric dynamics Doppler measurement Independent measurement Initial expansions Mesospheric summer echoes Phased array antennas Radiosonde measurements Temporal and spatial Antenna phased arrays Antennas Doppler effect Flow visualization Radar Radiosondes Rockets Troposphere Radar measurement 550 article Text 2012 ftleibnizopen https://doi.org/10.34657/4224 2023-04-16T23:31:38Z MST radars have been used to study the troposphere, stratosphere and mesosphere over decades. These radars have proven to be a valuable tool to investigate atmospheric dynamics. MAARSY, the new MST radar at the island of Andøya uses a phased array antenna and is able to perform spaced antenna and Doppler measurements at the same time with high temporal and spatial resolution. Here we present first wind observations using the initial expansion stage during summer 2010. The tropospheric spaced antenna and Doppler beam swinging experiments are compared to radiosonde measurements, which were launched at the nearby Andøya Rocket Range (ARR). The mesospheric wind observations are evaluated versus common volume meteor radar wind measurements. The beam steering capabilities of MAARSY are demonstrated by performing systematic scans of polar mesospheric summer echoes (PMSE) using 25 and 91 beam directions. These wind observations permit to evaluate the new radar against independent measurements from radiosondes and meteor radar measurements to demonstrate its capabilities to provide reliable wind data from the troposphere up to the mesosphere. publishedVersion Article in Journal/Newspaper Andøya LeibnizOpen (The Leibniz Association) Andøya ENVELOPE(13.982,13.982,68.185,68.185) |
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Atmospheric dynamics Doppler measurement Independent measurement Initial expansions Mesospheric summer echoes Phased array antennas Radiosonde measurements Temporal and spatial Antenna phased arrays Antennas Doppler effect Flow visualization Radar Radiosondes Rockets Troposphere Radar measurement 550 Stober, G. Latteck, R. Rapp, M. Singer, W. Zecha, M. MAARSY-the new MST radar on Andøya: First results of spaced antenna and Doppler measurements of atmospheric winds in the troposphere and mesosphere using a partial array |
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Atmospheric dynamics Doppler measurement Independent measurement Initial expansions Mesospheric summer echoes Phased array antennas Radiosonde measurements Temporal and spatial Antenna phased arrays Antennas Doppler effect Flow visualization Radar Radiosondes Rockets Troposphere Radar measurement 550 |
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MST radars have been used to study the troposphere, stratosphere and mesosphere over decades. These radars have proven to be a valuable tool to investigate atmospheric dynamics. MAARSY, the new MST radar at the island of Andøya uses a phased array antenna and is able to perform spaced antenna and Doppler measurements at the same time with high temporal and spatial resolution. Here we present first wind observations using the initial expansion stage during summer 2010. The tropospheric spaced antenna and Doppler beam swinging experiments are compared to radiosonde measurements, which were launched at the nearby Andøya Rocket Range (ARR). The mesospheric wind observations are evaluated versus common volume meteor radar wind measurements. The beam steering capabilities of MAARSY are demonstrated by performing systematic scans of polar mesospheric summer echoes (PMSE) using 25 and 91 beam directions. These wind observations permit to evaluate the new radar against independent measurements from radiosondes and meteor radar measurements to demonstrate its capabilities to provide reliable wind data from the troposphere up to the mesosphere. publishedVersion |
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Stober, G. Latteck, R. Rapp, M. Singer, W. Zecha, M. |
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Stober, G. Latteck, R. Rapp, M. Singer, W. Zecha, M. |
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MAARSY-the new MST radar on Andøya: First results of spaced antenna and Doppler measurements of atmospheric winds in the troposphere and mesosphere using a partial array |
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MAARSY-the new MST radar on Andøya: First results of spaced antenna and Doppler measurements of atmospheric winds in the troposphere and mesosphere using a partial array |
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MAARSY-the new MST radar on Andøya: First results of spaced antenna and Doppler measurements of atmospheric winds in the troposphere and mesosphere using a partial array |
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MAARSY-the new MST radar on Andøya: First results of spaced antenna and Doppler measurements of atmospheric winds in the troposphere and mesosphere using a partial array |
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MAARSY-the new MST radar on Andøya: First results of spaced antenna and Doppler measurements of atmospheric winds in the troposphere and mesosphere using a partial array |
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maarsy-the new mst radar on andøya: first results of spaced antenna and doppler measurements of atmospheric winds in the troposphere and mesosphere using a partial array |
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Advances in Radio Science 10 (2012) |
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