The EISCAT Svalbard radar: A case study in modern incoherent scatter radar system design

Radio Science

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 2283-2307

  Wannberg, G ^a   Wolf, I ^a   Vanhainen, L G ^a   Koskenniemi, K ^a   Rottger J ^a   Postila, M ^a   Markkanen, J ^a   Jacobsen, R ^a   Stenberg, A ^a   Larsen, R ^a   Eliassen, S ^a   Heck, S ^a,b   Huuskonen, A ^c  

^a EISCAT SCIENTIFIC ASSOCIATION   (Sweden)

^b DNV GL   (Norway)

^c FINNISH METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOPPLER EFFECT; RADAR SYSTEMS; SIGNAL DETECTION; SYSTEMS ANALYSIS; TELEVISION TRANSMITTERS; DESIGN; F REGION; HARDWARE; MAGNETOSPHERE; NETWORKED CONTROL SYSTEMS; RADAR SIGNAL PROCESSING; RECONFIGURABLE HARDWARE; SIGNAL PROCESSING; SIGNAL RECEIVERS; TRANSMITTERS;

EUROPEAN INCOHERENT SCATTER SVALBARD RADAR; FULLY DIGITAL CHANNEL SEPARATION;

RADAR;

COMMERCIAL OFF THE SHELVES; CONTINUOUS MONITORING; CONTROL AND MONITORING; DIGITAL SIGNAL PROCESSING SYSTEMS; DIRECT DIGITAL SYNTHESIZER; EISCAT SVALBARD RADARS; INCOHERENT SCATTER RADAR; INTERMEDIATE FREQUENCIES;

EID: 0031273179     PISSN: 00486604     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/97RS01803     Document Type: Article

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