Long-term-mean aspect sensitivity of PMSE determined from Poker Flat MST radar data

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 25, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 947-950

  Huaman, Mercedes M ^a   Balsley, Ben B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EARTH ATMOSPHERE; METEOROLOGICAL RADAR; NATURAL SCIENCES COMPUTING; REMOTE SENSING; IONOSPHERE;

ASPECT SENSITIVITY; POLAR MESOSPHERIC SUMMER ECHOES (PMSE); ANTENNA BEAMS; BEAM POINTING; LONG TERM STUDY; POKER FLAT; POLAR MESOSPHERE SUMMER ECHOES; POWER PROFILE; SENSITIVITY PROFILES; SUMMER MONTHS;

METEOROLOGY; RADAR;

ASPECT SENSITIVITY; POLAR MESOSPHERE SUMMER ECHO; RADAR BACKSCATTER;

EID: 0032049496     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/98GL00708     Document Type: Article

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