Design and Application of Wuhan Ionospheric Oblique Backscattering Sounding System with the Addition of an Antenna Array (WIOBSS-AA)
The Wuhan Ionospheric Oblique Backscattering Sounding System with the addition of an antenna array (WIOBSS-AA) is the newest member of the WIOBSS family. It is a multi-channel radio system using phased-array antenna technology. The transmitting part of this radio system applies an array composed of...
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| description | The Wuhan Ionospheric Oblique Backscattering Sounding System with the addition of an antenna array (WIOBSS-AA) is the newest member of the WIOBSS family. It is a multi-channel radio system using phased-array antenna technology. The transmitting part of this radio system applies an array composed of five log-periodic antennas to form five beams that span an area to the northwest of the radar site. The hardware and the antenna array of the first multi-channel ionosonde in the WIOBSS family are introduced in detail in this paper. An ionospheric detection experiment was carried out in Chongyang, Hubei province, China on 16 March 2015 to examine the performance of WIOBSS-AA. The radio system demonstrated its ability to obtain ionospheric electron density information over a wide area. The observations indicate that during the experiment, the monitored large-area ionospheric F2-layer was calm and electron density increased with decreasing latitude. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-f0710329d00445cbaf4553d18b6013c62022-12-22T02:18:13ZengMDPI AGSensors1424-82202016-06-0116688710.3390/s16060887s16060887Design and Application of Wuhan Ionospheric Oblique Backscattering Sounding System with the Addition of an Antenna Array (WIOBSS-AA)Xiao Cui0Gang Chen1Jin Wang2Huan Song3Wanlin Gong4School of Electronic Information, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430079, ChinaSchool of Electronic Information, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430079, ChinaSchool of Electronic Information, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430079, ChinaSchool of Electronic Information, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430079, ChinaSchool of Electronic Information, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430079, ChinaThe Wuhan Ionospheric Oblique Backscattering Sounding System with the addition of an antenna array (WIOBSS-AA) is the newest member of the WIOBSS family. It is a multi-channel radio system using phased-array antenna technology. The transmitting part of this radio system applies an array composed of five log-periodic antennas to form five beams that span an area to the northwest of the radar site. The hardware and the antenna array of the first multi-channel ionosonde in the WIOBSS family are introduced in detail in this paper. An ionospheric detection experiment was carried out in Chongyang, Hubei province, China on 16 March 2015 to examine the performance of WIOBSS-AA. The radio system demonstrated its ability to obtain ionospheric electron density information over a wide area. The observations indicate that during the experiment, the monitored large-area ionospheric F2-layer was calm and electron density increased with decreasing latitude.http://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/16/6/887antenna arraysHF radarionosphereremote sensing |
| spellingShingle | Xiao Cui Gang Chen Jin Wang Huan Song Wanlin Gong Design and Application of Wuhan Ionospheric Oblique Backscattering Sounding System with the Addition of an Antenna Array (WIOBSS-AA) Sensors antenna arrays HF radar ionosphere remote sensing |
| title | Design and Application of Wuhan Ionospheric Oblique Backscattering Sounding System with the Addition of an Antenna Array (WIOBSS-AA) |
| title_full | Design and Application of Wuhan Ionospheric Oblique Backscattering Sounding System with the Addition of an Antenna Array (WIOBSS-AA) |
| title_fullStr | Design and Application of Wuhan Ionospheric Oblique Backscattering Sounding System with the Addition of an Antenna Array (WIOBSS-AA) |
| title_full_unstemmed | Design and Application of Wuhan Ionospheric Oblique Backscattering Sounding System with the Addition of an Antenna Array (WIOBSS-AA) |
| title_short | Design and Application of Wuhan Ionospheric Oblique Backscattering Sounding System with the Addition of an Antenna Array (WIOBSS-AA) |
| title_sort | design and application of wuhan ionospheric oblique backscattering sounding system with the addition of an antenna array wiobss aa |
| topic | antenna arrays HF radar ionosphere remote sensing |
| url | http://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/16/6/887 |
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