Programming code for article "Radar imaging with EISCAT 3D"doi:10.18710/QRDET2DataverseNO2021-02-022Stamm, Johann, 2021, "Programming code for article "Radar imaging with EISCAT 3D"", https://doi.org/10.18710/QRDET2, DataverseNO, V2, UNF:6:hamTKJhUq9zuYrdRESkUUg== [fileUNF]Programming code for article "Radar imaging with EISCAT 3D"doi:10.18710/QRDET2Stamm, JohannVierinen, JuhaSpace Plasma Physics GroupUiT The Arctic University of NorwayStamm, JohannWhiter, Daniel K.EISCAT 3DUiT The Arctic University of NorwayPythonNumpyDataverseNOUiT The Arctic University of NorwayStamm, JohannStamm, Johann2021-01-19Earth and Environmental SciencesImagingRadarEISCAT3DProgramming code for article "Radar imaging with EISCAT 3D"A new incoherent scatter radar called EISCAT 3D is being constructed in Northern Scandinavia. It will have the capability of producing volumetric images of ionospheric plasma parameters using aperture synthesis radar imaging. This study uses the current design of EISCAT 3D to explore the theoretical radar imaging performance and compares numerical techniques that could be used in practice. Of all imaging algorithms surveyed, the singular value decomposition with regularization gave the best results and was also found to be the most computationally efficient. The estimated imaging performance indicates that the radar will be capable of detecting features down to approximately 90x90 m at a height of 100 km, which corresponds to a ~0.05° angular resolution. The temporal resolution is dependent on the signal-to-noise ratio and range resolution. The signal-to-noise ratio calculations indicate that high resolution imaging of auroral precipitation is feasible. For example, with a range resolution of 1500 m, a time resolution of 10 seconds, and an electron density of 2·1011 m−3, the correlation function estimates for radar scatter from the E-region can be measured with an uncertainty of 5 %. At a time resolution of 10 s and an image resolution of 90x90 m, the relative estimation error standard deviation of the image intensity is 10 %. Dividing the transmitting array into multiple independent transmitters to get at multiple-input-multiple-output (MIMO) interferometer system is also studied and this technique is found to increase imaging performance through improved visibility coverage. However, an estimate shows that this reduces the signal-to-noise ratio. MIMO is therefore only useful for the most brightest targets, such as meteors, polar mesospheric summer and winter echoes, and satellites. The results show that radar imaging of is feasible with the EISCAT 3D radar, and that the use of the MIMO technique should be explored further.Programming code for simulating EISCAT3D imaging measuremets<p>The file "aurora.png" may be reused according to the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) license as described here: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/.</p>
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<p>All other files in this dataset may be reused as described in the CC0 public domain dedication: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/.</p>Stamm, J., Vierinen, J., Urco, J. M., Gustavsson, B., and Chau, J. L.: Radar imaging with EISCAT 3D, Ann. Geophys., 39, 119–134, 202110.5194/angeo-39-119-2021Stamm, J., Vierinen, J., Urco, J. M., Gustavsson, B., and Chau, J. L.: Radar imaging with EISCAT 3D, Ann. Geophys., 39, 119–134, 2021J.tab101text/tab-separated-valuesUNF:6:H5SKiuGnPzF/jj3ee4HrPA==j19.tab181text/tab-separated-valuesUNF:6:FGB0mxwwq3Hpii65gbim9A==J_liten.tab61text/tab-separated-valuesUNF:6:frLkaPFF+pSgSUuAphDjCQ==storj.tab501text/tab-separated-valuesUNF:6:VbsDGr5ENhKr98xIVKzNCA==0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0UNF:6:H5SKiuGnPzF/jj3ee4HrPA==0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0UNF:6:FGB0mxwwq3Hpii65gbim9A==0 0 0 1 1 0UNF:6:frLkaPFF+pSgSUuAphDjCQ==0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 UNF:6:VbsDGr5ENhKr98xIVKzNCA==00_readme.txtReadMe filetext/plainaurora.pngImage of aurora taken by the Auroral Structure and Kinetics (ASK) instrument (Ashrafi 2007), courtesy of Daniel K. Whiter.
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image/pnge3d_array.txtRelative position of the E3D core subarraystext/plainEISCAT3D_receivers.txtPosition of E3D outriggers. The coordinates are for UTM zone 33.text/plainEiscat3D_transmitter.txtPosition of E3D core (Skibotn site). The coordinates are for UTM zone 33.text/plainkonstanter.pyContains constants and a Timer for timing python programstext/x-pythonkrysskorr_normford.pyCalculates figures 3 and 4 to find out when cross-correlation between receivers become significanttext/x-pythonmisc.pyMiscellancelousFunctionstext/x-pythonplasma.pyFunctions for handling the radar target (Plasma)text/x-pythonplasma_funcs.pyFunctions for calculating debye length, thermal speed and pghdrhdhlasma frequencytext/x-pythonradarl.pyUses the radar equation to find integration time and range resolution for a desired uncertaintytext/x-pythonradaro3.pyFunctions for plotting and handling radar and imaging. This code does currently not represent the final state since those files currently are unavailable. text/x-pythonrecovering.pyFunctions to analyse the uncertainty of the reconstructed image.text/x-python