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Monitoring of the MU radar antenna pattern by Satellite Ohzora (EXOS-C)

Sato et al., 1986

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Document ID
13077071747095261257
Author
Sato T
Inooka Y
Fukao S
Kato S
Publication year
Publication venue
International Council of Scientific Unions, Middle Atmosphere Program. Handbook for MAP, Vol. 20

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As the first attempt among MST (mesosphere stratosphere troposphere) type radars, the MU (middle and upper atmosphere) radar features an active phased array system. Unlike the conventional large VHF radars, in which output power of a large vacuum tube is distributed …
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