An assessment of the capabilities and limitations of radars in measurements of upper atmosphere turbulence

Advances in Space Research

Volumn 17, Issue 11, 1996, Pages 37-47

  Hocking, W K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERE; RADAR; TURBULENCE MEASUREMENTS;

ATMOSPHERIC RADAR OBSERVATION; ATMOSPHERIC TURBULENCE; RADAR SPECTRAL WIDTH; TURBULENT ENERGY;

EID: 0029657252     PISSN: 02731177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0273-1177(95)00728-W     Document Type: Article

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