Further effects of charged aerosols on summer mesospheric radar scatter

Journal of Atmospheric and Terrestrial Physics

Volumn 58, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 661-672

  Cho, John Y N ^a   Alcala, Christian M ^b   Kelley, Michael C ^b   Swartz, Wesley E ^b  

^a ARECIBO OBSERVATORY   (Puerto Rico)

^b School of Operations Research and Industrial Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHARGED AEROSOL; ELECTRON DENSITY; ELECTRON DIFFUSIVITY; MESOSPHERE; NOCTILUCENT CLOUD; PMSO; RADAR SCATTER;

EID: 0029774427     PISSN: 00219169     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0021-9169(95)00065-8     Document Type: Article

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