Medium frequency radars in Japan and Alaska for upper atmosphere observations

IEICE Transactions on Communications

Volumn E83-B, Issue 9, 2000, Pages 1996-2002

  Murayama, Yasuhiro ^a  

^a Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications   (Japan)

Author keywords

Electron density; Lower thermosph re; Medium frequency radar; M sosph re; Wind velocity

Indexed keywords

CARRIER CONCENTRATION; IMAGE ANALYSIS; RADAR IMAGING; UPPER ATMOSPHERE;

MEDIUM FREQUENCY RADARS; MESOSPHERES;

RADAR SYSTEMS;

EID: 0034270093     PISSN: 09168516     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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