Incoherent scatter radar measurement of vertical winds in the mesosphere

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 27, Issue 12, 2000, Pages 1803-1806

  Zhou, Q H ^a  

^a Arecibo Observatory   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MESOSPHERE; RADAR; WIND VELOCITY;

GRAVITY WAVES; RADAR MEASUREMENT;

SCATTER RADAR METHOD;

WIND;

EID: 0034352857     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2000GL003747     Document Type: Article

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