On the origin of quasi‐periodic radar backscatter from midlatitude sporadic E

Radio Science

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 1994, Pages 349-365

  Tsunoda, Roland T ^a   Fukao, Shoichiro ^a   Yamamoto, Mamoru ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOPPLER EFFECT; E REGION; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRIC FIELDS; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE BACKSCATTERING; GRAVITY WAVES; MODULATION; PLASMA COLLISION PROCESSES; PLASMA STABILITY; PLASMA WAVES; POLARIZATION; RADAR MEASUREMENT;

ATMOSPHERIC GRAVITY WAVES; GRADIENT DRIFT INSTABILITY; PEDERSEN CONDUCTIVITY; RADAR BACKSCATTER;

IONOSPHERIC MEASUREMENT;

EID: 0028272804     PISSN: 00486604     EISSN: 1944799X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/93RS01511     Document Type: Article

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