Dynamics of neutral wind in the polar region observed with two Fabry-Perot interferometers

Earth, Planets and Space

Volumn 51, Issue 7-8, 1999, Pages 833-844

  Ishii, M ^a   Oyama, S ^b   Nozawa, S ^b   Fujii, R ^b   Sagawa, E ^a   Watari, S ^a   Shinagawa, H ^b  

^a Ministry of Posts and Telecommunication   (Japan)

^b NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC DYNAMICS; ATMOSPHERIC STRUCTURE; INTERFEROMETRY; POLAR REGION; WIND;

MORION;

EID: 0033368887     PISSN: 13438832     EISSN: 18805981     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/BF03353242     Document Type: Article

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