Atmospheric Monitoring Infrastructure

Its operational capabilities include the following features: a) Measurement of all observable parameters of the ionospheric echoes: Amplitude, phase, direction of arrival, virtual height, Doppler frequency & spread, ordinary & extraordinary wave polarization identification. b)Real-time ionospheric electron density profiles with density error bars for each height; vertical ionospheric total electron content (ITEC); real time classical ionospheric characteristics including foF2, foF1, foE, foEs, MUF(3000)F2, hmF2, hmF1, hmE, and the IRI parameters B0, B1. c) Real-time E and F region drifts with real-time radio skymaps of ionospheric reflection points for vertical and oblique Digisonde-to-Digisonde sounding. d) Low-interference solid state transmitter capable of transmitting RHC and LHC or linear polarizations with peak power of less than 300 W. e) Proven capability for automated bi-static oblique sounding between two or more DPS4Ds. f) Highly flexible scheduling protocols support different research objectives requiring high data sampling cadences and complex series of measurements.

There are many applications, including air quality, aviation operations, defense, offshore observations, weather modification. Essentially the radar wind profiler is a remote sensing instrument that provides measurements made of a volume of air some distance away from the antenna. These measurements are made by sending electromagnetic pulses in the vertical and several tilted directions. The signal is scattered back by turbulence in the atmosphere at all heights and received at the antenna. to calculate the final atmospheric properties (profiles of wind speed, wind direction and turbulence intensity).

The infrared radiometer extension allows to cloud base height and ice cloud detection. The radiometer covers high-resolution temperature profiling of the boundary layer and low-humidity applications. All models of the series provide accurate total amounts of atmospheric water vapor and cloud liquid cloud. RPG radiometers are stand-alone systems for automated weather-station use under nearly all environmental conditions. The instrument is mainly used for meteorological observations, Numerical Weather Prediction (NWP), forecasting, now-casting, climate monitoring, aviation meteorology, astronomy and geodesy studies.