SOUSY VHF radars and UV lidar for atmospheric research at MPAe

A description is given of the SOUSY (sounding system) VHF radar, located in the Harz Mountains in Germany, which was constructed between 1974 and 1976 as one of the first-generation mesosphere, stratosphere, and troposphere (MST) radars. Its mobile counterpart, designed and built during the early 1980s for observational campaigns in remote locations, is also described. Some theoretical background on the use of such radar is provided, and representative studies are described. A UV ( lambda =351 nm) Rayleigh lidar added to the SOUSY Project in 1988 in order to provide supplementary measurements in the stratosphere and mesosphere in conjunction with radar observations is also described and some typical results reported.<
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