The Doppler Wind and Temperature System of the ALOMAR Lidar facility: Overview and initial results

Journal of Atmospheric and Terrestrial Physics

Volumn 58, Issue 16, 1996, Pages 1827-1842

  Rees, David ^a   Vyssogorets, Mikhail ^a,c   Meredith, Nigel P ^b   Griffin, Eoghan ^b   Chaxell, Yvan ^b  

^a Hovemere Ltd   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c PROKHOROV GENERAL PHYSICS INSTITUTE   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALOMAR; BACKSCATTERING; DOPPLER WIND AND TEMPERATURE SYSTEM; DWTS; INTERFEROMETER; LIDAR SIGNAL; SPECTRAL ANALYSIS;

NORWAY, ANDOYA, RAMNAN MOUNTAIN;

EID: 0030434911     PISSN: 00219169     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0021-9169(95)00174-3     Document Type: Article

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