The Sanya incoherent scatter radar (SYISR) system has now been augmented to become the world’s first phased-array tristatic ISR system, enabling it to sense volumes of the Earth’s ionosphere, explain the SYISR-TS leadership team.
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Yue, X., Ning, B., **, L. et al. A tristatic phased array radar system in China. Nat Astron 8, 673 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41550-024-02274-z
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