Zenith-angle dependence of VHF specular reflection echoes in the lower atmosphere

Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics

Volumn 59, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 761-775

  Tsuda, Toshitaka ^a   VanZandt, Thomas E ^c   Saito, Hideya ^a,b  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b KANSAI ELECTRIC POWER CO   (Japan)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC DYNAMICS; LARGE SCALE; SPECULAR ECHO; STRATOSPHERE; TROPOSPHERE; ZENITH ANGLE;

EID: 0031445222     PISSN: 13646826     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1364-6826(96)00057-0     Document Type: Article

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