PAR Auroral Study. Volume VI. Effects of Sidelobes on the Operation of the PAR in Aurora and the Effects of Aurorally Generated Noise in the PAR Frequency Band.

Abstract

The report describes the data collected in connection with research of aurora borealis effects on the performance of a phased array radar. The primary objective of the study was to advance the understanding of the auroral phenomenon and of its interactions with radar. A multi-megawatt phased array radar was used to collect large quantities of high resolution auroral backscatter data with simultaneous tracking of a number of selected satellites. The report provides a detailed description of the data collection process and data reduction techniques in connection with auroral storms. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 10, 1976
Accession Number
ADA036212

Entities

People

  • Jeff L. Brown
  • M. J. Mitchell
  • P. L. Alley

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Altitude
  • Amplitude
  • Antennas
  • Attenuation
  • Attenuators
  • Detection
  • Elevation
  • False Alarms
  • Frequency
  • Frequency Bands
  • Low Elevation
  • Phased Array Radar
  • Phased Arrays
  • Radar
  • Radar Antijamming
  • Signal Processing
  • Three Dimensional

Readers

  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • Phased Array Antenna Design.
  • Space/Atmospheric Physics.

Technology Areas

  • Space
  • Space - Space Objects