Spatiotemporal predictions of polar mesospheric summer echoes

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 101, Issue 18, 1996, Pages 23491-23498

  Hall, C M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MESOSPHERE; POLAR MESOSPHERE SUMMER ECHO; RADAR; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; VHF;

EID: 0030420525     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/96jd02312     Document Type: Article

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