Low Latitude Ionosphere Observed by the Sanya Incoherent Scatter Radar
- Institute of Geology and Geophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China (yuexinan@mail.iggcas.ac.cn)
Sanya (18.3°N, 109.6°E) Incoherent Scatter Radar (SYISR) is a newly built ISR in low latitude China. The unique features of SYISR include a single-channel directly connected T/R unit and antenna, a radar array monitoring and calibration network, environmental adaptability design and open architecture. Since 2022, we have run SYISR almost continuously. In this presentation, at first we will generally describe the technical details of SYISR. Then we will show the ionospheric observations made by SYISR, including equatorial bubble, ion line and plasma line results, and derivation of low latitude neutral wind and ionospheric electric field. At the end, we will introduce the development status of the SYISR Tristatic System.
How to cite: Yue, X., Wan, W., Ning, B., Ding, F., Wang, J., Cai, Y., Zhang, N., Li, M., Wang, Y., Zhou, X., and Wang, Z.: Low Latitude Ionosphere Observed by the Sanya Incoherent Scatter Radar, EGU General Assembly 2023, Vienna, Austria, 24–28 Apr 2023, EGU23-5770, https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-egu23-5770, 2023.