A new method for the measurement of meteor speeds: The pre-t0 phase technique

Radio Science

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 805-816

  Cervera, M A ^a   Elford, W G ^b   Steel, D I ^b  

^a DEFENCE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ORGANISATION   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RADAR;

DATA COLLECTION; HIGH YIELD; HIGH-PRECISION; NARROW BEAMS; POINT OF CLOSEST APPROACHES; RESPONSE FUNCTIONS; SPECULAR REFLECTIONS; SPEED DISTRIBUTIONS;

SPEED;

EID: 0031094554     PISSN: 00486604     EISSN: 1944799X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1998RS002149     Document Type: Article

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