Table 1 Typical radar parameter sets used on the Davis and BP meteor and MF PR radars for the work described here
From: Mesospheric radar wind comparisons at high and middle southern latitudes
Parameter | Davis 33.2 | Davis 55 | BP 55 | Davis 1.94 | BP 1.98 | Units |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Carrier frequency | 33.2 | 55 | 55 | 1.94 | 1.98 | MHz |
Carrier wavelength | 9.04 | 5.45 | 5.45 | 154.6 | 151.5 | m |
Pulse width | 3600 | 2275 | 7200 | 3200 | 4000 | m |
Pulse repetition frequency | 430 | 1960 | 430 | 100 | 100 day/20 night | Hz |
Pulse type | Gaussian modulated | Gaussian modulated | Gaussian modulated | Gaussian modulated | Gaussian modulated | |
Range resolution | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | km |
Range aliasing | No | Yes | No | No | No | |
Sampling range start | 70 | 75 | 70 | 40 | 50 | km |
Sampling range finish | 314.8 | 300 | 314.8 | 108 | 158 | km |
Peak power | 7.5 | 18 (one of six 18 kW tube transmitter modules) | 18 and 83 kW | 32 | 92 | kW |
Coding | 4-bit Complementary | None | None | None | None | |
Duty cycle | 4.13 | 2.97 | 2.97 | 0.2 | 0.2 | % |
Polarization | Linear | Linear | Circular | O/X | O/X |