Simultaneous and colocated observation of winds and tides by MF and meteor radars over London, Canada (43°N, 81°W), during 1994-1996

Radio Science

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 833-865

  Hocking, W K ^a   Thayaparan, T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERICS; RADAR ANTENNAS; WIND; GRAVITATIONAL EFFECTS; RADAR; TIDES;

VERY HIGH FREQUENCY (VHF) RADAR;

METEOROLOGICAL RADAR; WIND;

ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH; COLOCATED OBSERVATIONS; DIURNAL VARIATION; MEASUREMENTS OF; ONTARIO , CANADA; SPACED-ANTENNA TECHNIQUES; WIND VARIATION; WINDS AND TIDES;

EID: 0031098295     PISSN: 00486604     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/96RS03467     Document Type: Article

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