The relationship between e region electron density and the power of auroral coherent echoes at 45 MHz

Radio Science

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 449-457

  Williams, P J S ^a   Jones, B ^a   Kustov, A V ^b   Uspensky, M V ^c  

^a ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^c MURMANSK STATE TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARRIER CONCENTRATION; COHERENT SCATTERING; E REGION; ELECTRIC FIELDS; ELECTRON DENSITY MEASUREMENT; HOLOGRAPHY; RADAR;

COHERENT ECHOES; COHERENT RADAR; IONOSPHERIC ELECTRIC FIELDS; IONOSPHERIC REFRACTION; THICK LAYERS; WILLIAMS;

ELECTRONS;

EID: 0013275839     PISSN: 00486604     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1998RS900039     Document Type: Article

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