MF Radar Systems Supplied
FacilityLat./Long ModeFreq. (MHz) Peak Power (kW)Typ Ave Power (W) RefATRAD Equipment Supplied
Adelaide, Australia35S, 138E SA, DBS1.98100 240/1/All
Andoya, Norway69N,16E SA1.9850 120/2/All
Bribie Island, Australia+ 28S,153E SA, DBS1.9825 60/3/All
Christmas Island, Pacific2N,157W SA1.9825 60/4/All
Davis Base, Antarctica69S,78E SA1.9825 60/5/All
Hawaii, USA22N,156W SA1.9825 60/6/All
Kolhapur, India17N,78E SA1.9425 60/7/Design
London, Canada43N,81W SA2.2225 60/8/Tx
McMurdo, Antarctica78S,166E SA1.9850 120/9/All
Poker Flat, USASA 3.1650120 /10/All
Pontianak, Indonesia0S,109E SA1.9825 60/11/All
Robsart, Canada+ 49N,109W SA2.2225 60/12/Tx
Sylvan Lake, Canada+52N,114W SA2.2225 60/12/Tx
Syowa Base, Antarctica SA2.4050 120/13/All
Trivandrum, India8N,77E SA1.9425 60/7/All
Urbana, USA40N,88WSA 2.662560 /14/Tx
Wakkanai, Japan46N, 141E SA1.9550 120/15/All
Yamagawa, Japan31N,131E SA1.9550 120/15/All
+ = since relocated

References

  1. Reid, I.M., B.G.W. Vandepeer, S. Dillon and B. Fuller, The new Adelaide medium frequency Doppler radar, Radio Sci., In press, 1995.
  2. Singer, W., private communication
  3. Bribie Island
  4. Vincent, R.A. and D. Lesicar, Dynamics of the equatorial mesosphere: First results with a new generation partial reflection radar, Geophys. Res. Lett., 18, 825-828, 1991.
  5. Davis base
  6. Fritts, D.C., and J. R. Isler, First observations of mesospheric dynamics with a partial reflection radar in Hawaii (22° N, 160° W), Geophys. Res. Lett., 19, 409-412, 1992.
  7. Rajaram, R. and R.A. Vincent, Private Communication, 1994
  8. London Ontario
  9. Fritts, D.C., private communication, 1995.McMurdo
  10. Igarashi, K., Private Communication, 1995.Poker Flat
  11. Tsuda, T., R.A. Vincent and I. M. Reid, Private Communication,1995.Pontianak
  12. Manson, A.H., C.E. Meek, G. Hall and R. McMurray, Winds and waves from the Canadian Praries (CSNR) triple-MF radar system, Geophys. Res. Lett., 20, 1375-1378, 1993.
  13. Syowa
  14. Franke, P. M, D. Thorsen, M. Champion, S. J. Franke and E. Kudeki, Comparison of time and frequency-domain techniques for wind velocity estimation using multiple receiver MF radar data, Geophys. Res. Lett., 2193--2196, 17, 1990.
  15. Igarashi, K., Private Communication, 1995.

VHF Radar Systems Supplied
FacilityLat./Long ModeFreq. (MHz) Peak Power (kW)Customer RefATRAD Equipment Supplied
Andoya, Norway69N,16E Doppler, SA53.5100 Institute for Atmospheric Physics, University of Rostok Receivers, Receiver Multiplexer, antenna combiners, T/R switches
Buckland Park, Australia35S, 138E ST class SA, Doppler54.1 32University of Adelaide RDAS, Display & Analysis Software
Buckland Park, Australia35S, 138E BL class SA54.11 University of Adelaide All
Esrange, Sweden20E, 68N MST class SA, Doppler52 72Swedish Space Corperation, Institute for Space Physics, Kiruna All (antenna constructed by SSC, Esrange - design by ATRAD)
Kuhlungsborn, Germany ST class SA, Doppler53.5 36Institute for Atmospheric Physics, University of Rostok All (antenna constructed by IAP, - design by ATRAD)
London, Ontario81W, 43N Doppler40 University of Western Ontario RDAS, Tx, Radar control software
Mt Gambier, Australia38S,141W ST class SA, Doppler44.75 36University of Adelaide, Australian Bureau of Meteorology All
Resolute Bay, Canada MST Class Doppler5050 University of Western Ontario RDAS, Radar control software (presently running a leased Tx)