First mesospheric observations using an imaging Doppler interferometer adaptation of the dynasonde at Halley, Antarctica

Radio Science

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 2109-2122

  Jones, G O L ^a   Charles, K ^a   Jarvis, M J ^a  

^a BRITISH ANTARCTIC SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DATA HANDLING; HARDWARE; INTERFEROMETERS; IONOSPHERE; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; DOPPLER RADAR; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE SCATTERING; IONOSPHERIC ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE PROPAGATION; RADAR ANTENNAS; RADAR RECEIVERS; SORTING; THREE DIMENSIONAL; VELOCITY; WIND;

DATA ANALYSIS SOFTWARES; DOPPLER INTERFEROMETERS; MODE OF OPERATIONS; NEUTRAL WIND MEASUREMENTS; RESEARCH STATIONS; SPATIAL INTERFEROMETRY; THREEDIMENSIONAL (3-D); VELOCITY VECTORS;

RECONFIGURABLE HARDWARE; RADAR IMAGING;

DIGITAL IONOSPHERIC SOUNDER; DOPPLER INTERFEROMETERS; MESOSPHERE;

EID: 0031275296     PISSN: 00486604     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/97RS01825     Document Type: Article

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