Title :
The EISCAT antenna systems for Swedish and international ground-based space radio science
Author_Institution :
Wannberg Radarkonsult AB, Kiruna, Sweden
Abstract :
EISCAT, the European Incoherent Scatter Association, was formed in 1976 for the purpose of constructing and operating a complex incoherent-scatter radar (ISR) system in the auroral zone in northern Scandinavia. The paper reviews the principles of incoherent scatter radar and presents a brief history of EISCAT, with special emphasis on its radar antennas and the contributions to EISCAT antenna development made by Swedish scientists, engineers and companies. The planned next-generation incoherent scatter radar system, EISCAT_3D, is briefly discussed.
Keywords :
UHF antennas; VHF antennas; radar; EISCAT antenna system; EISCAT_3D; European Incoherent Scatter Association; ISR system; Swedish ground-based space radio science; UHF antenna; VHF antenna; incoherent scatter radar system; incoherent-scatter radar system; international ground-based space radio science; radar antenna; Feeds; Radar; Radar antennas; Radar scattering; UHF antennas;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation (EuCAP), 2013 7th European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Gothenburg
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-2187-7
Electronic_ISBN :
978-88-907018-1-8
