Manastash Ridge Radar
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The Manastash Ridge Radar is a passive radar
which uses commercial FM broadcasts to study ionospheric turbulence as well as meteor trails, and aircraft. The radar is passive and bistatic; there are receivers located at the University of Washington
as well as at Manastash Ridge
, which are synchronized to permit coherent operation.
It is named for its location at the Manastash Ridge Observatory
in the eastern foothills of the Cascade Mountains, near Ellensburg, Washington
in the United States.
Passive radar
Passive radar systems encompass a class of radar systems that detect and track objects by processing reflections from non-cooperative sources of illumination in the environment, such as commercial broadcast and communications signals...
which uses commercial FM broadcasts to study ionospheric turbulence as well as meteor trails, and aircraft. The radar is passive and bistatic; there are receivers located at the University of Washington
University of Washington
University of Washington is a public research university, founded in 1861 in Seattle, Washington, United States. The UW is the largest university in the Northwest and the oldest public university on the West Coast. The university has three campuses, with its largest campus in the University...
as well as at Manastash Ridge
Manastash Ridge
Manastash Ridge is a long anticline mountain ridge located in central Washington state in the United States. Manastash Ridge runs mostly west-to-east in Kittitas and Yakima counties, for approximately 50 miles...
, which are synchronized to permit coherent operation.
It is named for its location at the Manastash Ridge Observatory
Manastash Ridge Observatory
The Manastash Ridge Observatory is an astronomical observatory built in 1972 by the University of Washington. The observatory is approximately and includes a 30" Boller and Chivens cassegrain telescope. The observatory is mostly used by undergraduate students for basic observational skills...
in the eastern foothills of the Cascade Mountains, near Ellensburg, Washington
Ellensburg, Washington
Ellensburg is a city in, and the county seat of, Kittitas County, Washington, United States. The population was 18,174 at the 2010 census. The population was 18,250 at 2011 Estimate from Office of Financial Management. Ellensburg is located just east of the Cascade Range on I-90 and is known as the...
in the United States.