MU radar observations of the aspect sensitivity of backscattered VHF echo power in the troposphere and lower stratosphere

Radio Science

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 1986, Pages 971-980

  Tsuda, Toshitaka ^a   Sato, Toru ^a   Hirose, Kazuo ^a   Fukao, Shoichiro ^a   Kato, Susumu ^a  

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTENNAS - RADIATION; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES - PROPAGATION IN TROPOSPHERE;

ASPECT SENSITIVITY; BACKSCATTERED ECHO POWER; FAST BEAM STEERABILITY; MU RADAR; VHF ECHO POWER;

RADAR;

EID: 0022808304     PISSN: 00486604     EISSN: 1944799X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/RS021i006p00971     Document Type: Article

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