SOUSY
SOUSY (abbreviation for SOUnding SYstem for atmospheric structure and dynamics ) is a research radar of the Max Planck Institute for Aeronomy MPAE (today Solar System Research , MPS) for the investigation of the high atmosphere .
Investments
The system works on a frequency of 53.5 MHz with a transmission power of 600 kilowatts . A field of 196 four-element Yagi antennas is used as the transmitting antenna .
The SOUSY radar was located near Bad Lauterberg in the Harz Mountains until 2001 and was operated by the MPAE in Katlenburg-Lindau . The antenna field there took up an area of 3,150 square meters. In July 2001 the whole system was transferred to Peru and assembled in Jicamarca, Lima , and is operated by the Jicamarca Radio Observatory of the Instituto Geofisico del Peru . A mobile radar system, the Sousy Svalbard Radar (SSR) - also developed and built by the institute - is installed in Adventdalen , Spitsbergen, and is operated by the Tromsø Geophysical Observatory at Tromsø University .
See also
literature
- RF Woodman, G. Michhue, J. Röttger, O. Castillo: The MPI-SOUSY-VHF Radar at Jicamarca: High Altitude-Resolution Capabilities . Ed .: Jicamarca Radio Observatory, Instituto Geofisico del Peru. (English, online [PDF; accessed on July 12, 2009] undated).
Web links
- SOUSY radar system of the MPAE , Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research
- Sousy Svalbard Radar , Tromsø Geophysical Observatory
Individual evidence
- ↑ jro.igp.gob.pe , Jicamarca Radio Observatory (English, Spanish)
- ↑ cf. Jicamarca Radio Observatory , engl. Wikipedia
- ↑ www.igp.gob.pe , Instituto Geofisico del Peru (span.)
- ↑ uit.no/141 ( Memento of the original dated August 13, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , Tromsø Geophysical Observatory (norw., Engl., Dt.) → Active instruments page
