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<Instrument xmlns="https://metadata.pithia.eu/schemas/2.2" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="https://metadata.pithia.eu/schemas/2.2 https://metadata.pithia.eu/schemas/2.2/pithia.xsd">
<identifier>
<PITHIA_Identifier>
<localID>Instrument_Ionosonde_IPS-5A</localID>
<namespace>bom</namespace>
<version>1</version>
<creationDate>2022-10-26T11:30:00Z</creationDate>
<lastModificationDate>2024-12-18T13:04:00Z</lastModificationDate>
</PITHIA_Identifier>
</identifier>
<name>Ionosonde: IPS-5A</name>
<description>IPS-5A is the baseline instrument in the family of KEL IPS ionosondes developed in 1993 for ionosphere monitoring operations in Australia.
Continuing development of the IPS-5 series resulted in upgrades to the original 5A design known as 5C, 5D, and 5F. The IPS 5F model
is currently in continuous operation at 10+ locations in Australasia, managed by the Space Weather Service (SWS) of the Australian Bureau
of Meterotology (BOM).</description>
<type xlink:href="https://metadata.pithia.eu/ontology/2.2/instrumentType/VerticalSounder"/>
<operationalMode>
<InstrumentOperationalMode>
<id>ionogram</id>
<name>Scanning Ionogram</name>
<description>
The system steps through frequencies according to the selected program parameters.
</description>
</InstrumentOperationalMode>
</operationalMode>
</Instrument>
