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Record Search Query: [Parameters: Topic='ATMOSPHERE', Term='ATMOSPHERIC WINDS', Variable_Level_1='UPPER LEVEL WINDS']
ESRAD windprofiler radar
Entry ID: SMHI_IPY_ORACLEO3-ESRAD

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Summary
Abstract: ESRAD is a windprofiler radar operating at 52.5 MHz, located at Esrange, Sweden. Measurements comprise profiles of horizontal and vertical winds, r.m.s. turbulent velocities and radar scatter cross section (proportional to static stability in the troposphere and lower stratosphere. Height coverage is typically from 1000 m to 15 000 m (all seasons) and from 80 000 m to 90 000 m in summer. Height resoltion 150 m - 600 m. Time resolution 1 minute. This radar operates contunuously since August 1996.
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Spatial coordinates   
  N: 67.88   S: 67.88   E: 21.1   W: 21.1

Data Set Citation
Dataset Originator/Creator: Sheila Kirkwood, Swedish Institute of Space Physics
Dataset Title: ESRAD windprofiler radar
Dataset Release Date: 2009-11-25
Dataset Release Place: Kiruna
Dataset Publisher: Swedish Institute of Space Physics
Version: 1
Online Resource: http://www.irf.se//program/afp/mst/?link=ESRAD_sp_start
Temporal Coverage
Start Date: 1996-08-01
Stop Date: 2009-11-25
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Data Center
Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute, Ministry of the Environment, Sweden Supplemental Info
Data Center URL: http://www.smhi.se/

Data Center Personnel
Name: BARRY BROMAN
Phone: +46114958332
Contact Address:
Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute
City: Norrköping
Postal Code: SE-60176
Country: Sweden
Distribution
Distribution Format: GIF > Graphics Interchange Format
Personnel
SHEILA KIRKWOOD
Role: DIF AUTHOR
Phone: +46 980 79083
Email: sheila.kirkwood at irf.se
Contact Address:
Swedish Institute of Space Physics
Box 812
City: Kiruna
Postal Code: SE 98128
Country: Sweden
Publications/References
S. Kirkwood1, M. Mihalikova1, T. N. Rao2, K. Satheesan1, Turbulence associated with Mountain Waves over Northern Scandinavia ? a case study using the ESRAD VHF radar and the WRF mesoscale model, submitted to Atmos. Chem. Phys., July 2009. Accepted for discussions 10 Sept 2009. Kirkwood, S., Wolf, I., Dalin, P., Nilsson, H., Mikhailova, D., Belova, E., Polar Mesosphere Summer Echoes at Wasa, Antarctica ( 73 ° S ) ? first observations and comparison with 68° N, Geophys. Res. Lett., 34, L15803, doi:10.1029/2007GL030516, 2007 Chilson, P., S. Kirkwood, A. Nilsson, The Esrange MST radar : a brief introduction and procedure for range validation using balloons, Radio Sci., 34, 427-436, 1999
Creation and Review Dates
DIF Creation Date: 2009-11-25
Last DIF Revision Date: 2010-07-09

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