Dataset
ALPHASAT: Raw beacon radio propagation measurements at 20 and 40 GHz (KA/Q bands) made at Chilbolton, Hampshire
Update Frequency: Not Planned
Latest Data Update: 2018-11-14
Status: Completed
Online Status: ONLINE
Publication State: Published
Publication Date: 2017-06-01
Download Stats: last 12 months
Dataset Size: 729 Files | 46GB
Abstract
Raw beacon radio propagation measurements at 20 and 40 GHz (KA/Q bands) made at Chilbolton, Hampshire, UK, for the ESA funded 'Large Scale Assessment of KA/Q band atmospheric channel using the ALPHASAT TDP5 propagation beacon signal (ASALASCA)' project.
These are signals measured by the two receivers located at Chilbolton received from the Aldo Paradoni Payload (TDP5) beacon on board ESA's ALPHASAT telecommunications satellite.
Measurements began in July 2016.
Citable as: Ventouras, S. (2017): ALPHASAT: Raw beacon radio propagation measurements at 20 and 40 GHz (KA/Q bands) made at Chilbolton, Hampshire. Centre for Environmental Data Analysis, date of citation. https://catalogue.ceda.ac.uk/uuid/73a39939d50d46fbb2d65616c6ba302e
Abbreviation: Not defined
Keywords: ALPHASAT, radio propagation, ESA, 20 GHz, 40 GHz, KA/Q band
Details
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Public data: access to these data is available to both registered and non-registered users.
Use of these data is covered by the following licence: http://artefacts.ceda.ac.uk/licences/cugl_versions/cugl_v1-0.pdf. When using these data you must cite them correctly using the citation given on the CEDA Data Catalogue record. |
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Data were collected by the project participants before processing and delivery to CEDA for archiving |
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These data are reviewed on a monthly basis. Details of the receiver performance will be issued at the end of the project. Please contact the project PI for further details in the meantime.
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Data are NetCDF4 formatted.
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Process overview
This dataset was generated by instruments deployed on platforms as listed below.
Instrument/Platform pairings
| Chilbolton ALPHASAT 40 Ghz beacon receiver | Deployed on: Chilbolton Atmospheric Observatory (CAO) |
| Chilbolton ALPHASAT 20 Ghz beacon receiver | Deployed on: Chilbolton Atmospheric Observatory (CAO) |
| Output Description | None |
- units: degrees
- var_id: K_az
- units: degrees
- var_id: K_el
- var_id: K_flag
- units: mV
- var_id: K_signal
- units: Celsius
- var_id: K_temp
- units: degrees
- var_id: Q_az
- units: degrees
- var_id: Q_el
- var_id: Q_flag
- units: mV
- var_id: Q_signal
- units: Celsius
- var_id: Q_temp
- var_id: day
- var_id: dayA
- var_id: hour
- var_id: hourA
- var_id: minutes
- var_id: minutesA
- var_id: month
- var_id: monthA
- units: Celsius
- var_id: room_temp
- var_id: seconds
- var_id: secondsA
- var_id: tenthOfSecond
- var_id: year
- var_id: yearA
Co-ordinate Variables
Coverage
Temporal Range
Start time:
2016-06-30T23:00:00
End time:
2018-06-30T23:59:59
Geographic Extent
51.1450° |
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-1.4270° |
-1.4270° |
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51.1450° |
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