AMISR the advanced modular incoherent scatter radar

Author

Valentic, Todd ; Buonocore, John ; Cousins, Michael ; Heinselman, C. ; Jorgensen, J. ; Kelly, Jonathan ; Malone, Moyra ; Nicolls, M. ; Van Eyken, Anthony

Author_Institution

Center for GeoSpace Studies, SRI Int., Menlo Park, CA, USA

fYear

2013

fDate

15-18 Oct. 2013

Firstpage

659

Lastpage

663

Abstract

AMISR is a modular, mobile, UHF radar facility used by scientists and students from around the world to conduct studies of the upper atmosphere and to observe space weather events. SRI International, under a grant from the National Science Foundation, is leading the collaborative effort in the development and operation of AMISR. The novel modular configuration allows for relocating the radar to study upper atmospheric activity at different locations around the globe. Remote operation and electronic beam steering allow researchers to operate and position the radar beam on a pulse-to-pulse basis to accurately measure and glean new information from rapidly changing space weather events.

Keywords

atmospheric techniques; beam steering; meteorological radar; remote sensing by radar; AMISR; National Science Foundation; SRI International; advanced modular incoherent scatter radar; electronic beam steering; modular mobile UHF radar facility; radar beam; space weather events; upper atmospheric activity; Arrays; Computers; Data acquisition; Face; Monitoring; Radar; Servers;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Phased Array Systems & Technology, 2013 IEEE International Symposium on

Conference_Location

Waltham, MA

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ARRAY.2013.6731908

Filename

6731908