Coherent HF radar backscatter characteristics associated with auroral forms identified by incoherent radar techniques: A comparison of CUTLASS and EISCAT observations

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 104, Issue A10, 1999, Pages 22591-22604

  Milan, S E ^a   Davies, J A ^a   Lester, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0001057545     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1999ja900277     Document Type: Article

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