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A NEW NARROW BEAM MF RADAR AT 3 MHZ FOR STUDIES OFTHE HIGH-LATITUDE MIDDLE ATMOSPHERE: SYSTEMDESCRIPTION AND FIRST RESULTSW. Singer (1) ,R.Latteck (1) ,D.Holdsworth (2) ,T.Kristiansen (3)(1) Leibniz-Institut für Atmosphärenphysik, Schloss-Str. 6, D-18225 Kühlungsborn,Germany(2) Atmospheric Radar Systems, 1/26 Stirling St., Thebarton, SA, 5031, Australia(3) Andøya Rocket Range, Andenes, NorwayAbstractA new narrow beam MF radar operating at 3 MHz <strong>with</strong> Doppler beam swinging andspaced antenna capabilities has been installed close to the Andøya Rocket Range as partof the ALOMAR observatory to improve the ground based capabilities for studies of thedynamical structure (small scale features, turbulence) of the upper mesosphere. Thecharacteristics of radio wave scatterers can be studied now in a wider frequency range bycommon volume observations <strong>with</strong> the ALWIN MST radar at 53.5 MHz (Latteck et al.,1999). The Saura MF radar is a joint experiment of the Andoya Rocket Range, theCommunication Research Laboratory, Tokyo and the IAP. The radar has been developedby Atmospheric Radar Systems (ATRAD). Observations of PMSE signatures at 3 MHzand interleaved Doppler winds and spaced antenna winds using Full Correlation Analysisare presented. First results of interleaved measurements of Doppler and spaced antennawinds, of momentum flux estimates using co-planar beams, of turbulent kinetic energydissipation rates, and signatures of polar mesosphere summer echoes (PMSE) at 3 MHzare discussed.System descriptionThe system operating at 3.17 MHz was put into operation nearby Andenes (Fig. 1) inJuly 2002 applying spaced antenna observations and reached its full Doppler capability inTable 1: Saura MF radarLocation69.30 ◦ N, 16.04 ◦ EFrequency3.17 MHzPeak power transmitter 116 kWPeak power incl. cable loss 40 kWTransceiver modules 62 (each 2 kW)Base band receiver 4Pulse width 7, 10, 13.3 µsRange resolution1, 1.5, 2 kmSampling resolution 1, 1.5, 2 kmPulse repetition frequency max. 200 HzLength of time series min. 60 s Figure 1: Map of the northernpart of the Andøya island/Norway.385

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