Table 1 Current optimal parameters of the Saura radar
From: On the role of anisotropic MF/HF scattering in mesospheric wind estimation
Geographic coordinates | \(69.14^\circ \)N; \(16.02^\circ \)E |
Frequency | 3.17 MHz |
Peak pulse power | 120 kW, 0.5% |
Antenna array gain | 18.4 dBi |
Half-power beam width | \(6.3^\circ \) |
Receiver channel | 9 |
Range resolution, pulse width | 1 km |
Typical beam | Vertical: \(\theta =0^\circ \), \(\phi =0^\circ \) |
Pointing directions | \(\theta =6.8^\circ \): \(\phi =56.2^\circ , 146.2^\circ \) |
\(236.2^\circ , 326.2^\circ \) |