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system (RXC). This configuration allows evaluating the efficiency of the arrays duringtransmission, as well as the total efficiency for both radar systems.Experiment #2: Reception on COCO and Yagi ArraysThe second configuration/experiment allows evaluating the receiving efficiency of thetwo arrays. As shown in Figure 1, the JRO array is used for transmission and the COCO andYagi arrays are alternated for reception (RXC).The basic idea for the calibration experiments was to make quasi simultaneousobservations of the scattering phenomena; i.e., the Equatorial Electrojet, using the Yagi,COCO, and JRO arrays. The three arrays are used according to the experiment configurationsdescribed above. The effective antenna dimensions for the COCO and Yagi arrays are shownin Table 1.Table 1: COCO and Yagi antenna array dimensionsAntenna array East-West dimension (X) North-South dimension (Y)COCO Array L C,X = 12.0m L C,Y = 100mYagi Array L Y,X = 18.6m L Y,Y = 18.6mAn artist representation of the corresponding antenna patterns for the three arrays isshown in Figure 2. The JRO array is supposed to have a very small radar cross section relatedto the COCO and Yagi antenna patterns. The elements/lines of the Yagi/COCO arrays areoriented in the North-South magnetic direction (Y). The longest dimension of the COCOarray (100m) also corresponds to the Y direction.Figure 2: Artist representation of the antenna patterns and the corresponding pointing directions <strong>with</strong>respect to the Geomagnetic Equator.3. Experiment ResultsSeveral calibration experiments have been performed after the 2000-2001 Antarcticcampaign. The results presented and discussed here correspond to data gathered in December1 st , 2003.The signal power ratios, S C /S Y , for the experiments #1 and #2 are shown in Tables 2 and3 respectively.382

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