Observations of QP radar echo structure consistent with neutral wind shear control of the initiation mechanism

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 867-870

  Pan, C J ^a   Larsen, M F ^b  

^a NATIONAL CENTRAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IONOSPHERE;

DOPPLER EFFECT; DOPPLER RADAR; FLOW OF FLUIDS; GRAVITY WAVES; VELOCITY; WIND; ATMOSPHERIC ELECTRICITY; RADAR;

DOPPLER VELOCITIES; FIELD ALIGNED IRREGULARITY; NEUTRAL WIND SHEAR CONTROL; QUASI PERIODIC RADAR ECHO;

EARTH ATMOSPHERE; E REGION;

DOMINANT MECHANISM; DOPPLER VELOCITY; INITIATION MECHANISM; MIDLATITUDES; NEUTRAL WINDS; QUASI-PERIODIC; RADAR ECHOES; STRUCTURE PARAMETER;

EID: 0034353341     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1999GL010748     Document Type: Article

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