Radar backscattering from artificial field-aligned irregularities

Radio Science

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 465-475

  Franz, T L ^a   Kelley, M C ^a   Gurevich, A V ^b  

^a Cornell University   (United States)

^b LEBEDEV PHYSICAL INSTITUTE   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACKSCATTERING; NASA; NEEDLES; POWER SPECTRUM; RADAR; RADAR MEASUREMENT; REMOTE SENSING;

BACKSCATTER CROSS SECTION; IN-SITU OBSERVATIONS; IONOSPHERIC IRREGULARITIES; MAGNETIZED PLASMAS; RADAR BACKSCATTERING; RADAR FREQUENCIES; SOLITARY STRUCTURES; TEMPERATURE GRADIENT DRIVEN;

RADAR CROSS SECTION;

EID: 0000525663     PISSN: 00486604     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1998RS900035     Document Type: Article

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