SOUSY Svalbard Radar (SSR)

Svalbard and Jan Mayen / Svalbard / Longyearbyen /
The Sousy Svalbard Radar (SSR), is a so-called "mesosphere-stratosphere-troposphere" (MST) radar, operates at 53.5 MHz and is located in Adventdalen approximately 10km SW of Longyearbyen. The system is of the phased array type and as such has a low visual impact on the environment. Typical average power is only 200W - and thus a negligible radiation hazard (think of looking at 2 or 3 lightbulbs from several kilometers away). The system can determine atmospheric parameters such as winds and turbulence from a few km altitude to over 100km and at a wide variety of spatial and temporal resolutions.

Source/Website: radars.uit.no/sousy/index.html
webcam - antenna field to N: radars.uit.no/sousy/vivotek01000M.jpg
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Coordinates:   78°10'11"N   15°59'31"E
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