The frequency‐agile radar: A multifunctional approach to remote sensing of the ionosphere

Radio Science

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 1995, Pages 1623-1643

  Tsunoda, R T ^a   Livingston, R C ^a   Buonocore, J J ^a   McKinley, A V ^a  

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Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

INTERFACES (COMPUTER); ONLINE SYSTEMS; PARALLEL PROCESSING SYSTEMS; PERSONAL COMPUTERS; POWER AMPLIFIERS; PROGRAM PROCESSORS; RADAR; SENSORS; USER INTERFACES;

FREQUENCY AGILE RADAR; HIGH FREQUENCY REFLECTIONS; INCOHERENT SCATTER RADAR; PORTABLE RADAR; PROGRAMMABLE ARRAY PROCESSOR; RADIO REMOTE SENSING; RADIO SENSORS; SOLID STATE BROADBAND AMPLIFIER; VACUUM TUBE AMPLIFIER;

REMOTE SENSING;

EID: 0029376451     PISSN: 00486604     EISSN: 1944799X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/95RS01298     Document Type: Article

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