The Qujing incoherent scatter radar: system description and preliminary measurements

Earth, Planets and Space

LianDong Dai¹  Jian Wu¹  ZongHua Ding¹  ZhengWen Xu¹  Bin Xu¹ 

[1] China Research Institute of Radio-wave Propagation;

关键词: Incoherent scatter radar;    Ionosphere;    Echo profile;    Power spectra;    Electron density;    Electron temperature;   

DOI  :  10.1186/s40623-018-0859-8

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Abstract The Qujing incoherent scatter radar (QJISR), the first one in China with the geographic location (25.6°N, 103.8°E), was brought into operation since the spring of 2014. The QJISR was a mono-static pulsed radar working in the operating frequency 500 MHz, the peak power 2 Megawatt, and a 29-m steerable parabolic dish. This paper mainly presents the basic configuration and implementation of QJISR, including the antenna, transmitter, receiver, signal processing, and data analysis. Some preliminary observation results are also reported including the raw echo, power spectra, and its ionospheric parameters: electron density, electron temperature, ion temperature, and drift velocity.

【 授权许可】

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