A comparison of velocity measurements from the CUTLASS Finland radar and the EISCAT UHF system

Annales Geophysicae

Volumn 17, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 892-902

  Davies, J A ^a   Lester, M ^a   Milan, S E ^a   Yeoman, T K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ionosphere (ionospheric irregularities; plasma convection)

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033442858     PISSN: 09927689     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00585-999-0892-9     Document Type: Review

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