On the interpretation of the layered structures detected by mesosphere-stratosphere-troposphere radars in dual frequency domain interferometry mode

Radio Science

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 1077-1083

  Luce, H ^a   Crochet, M ^a   Hanuise, C ^a   Yamamoto, M ^b   Fukao, S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE TOULON   (France)

^b KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC STRUCTURE; CORRELATION DETECTORS; FREQUENCY DOMAIN ANALYSIS; INTERFEROMETRY; RADAR RECEIVERS; RADIO BALLOONS; SCATTERING; THICKNESS MEASUREMENT; COHERENT SCATTERING; IONOSPHERE; RADAR; UPPER ATMOSPHERE;

ATMOSPHERIC LAYERS; FREQUENCY DOMAIN INTERFEROMETRY; IN-SITU MEASUREMENT; LAYERED STRUCTURES; MESOSPHERE-STRATOSPHERE-TROPOSPHERE RADARS; NORMALIZED CROSS CORRELATION; VERTICAL DIRECTION; VERTICAL SEPARATION;

METEOROLOGICAL RADAR; FREQUENCY DOMAIN ANALYSIS;

EID: 0033315145     PISSN: 00486604     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1999RS900045     Document Type: Article

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