An investigation of scattering mechanisms and dynamics in PMSE using coherent radar imaging

Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics

Volumn 63, Issue 17, 2001, Pages 1797-1810

  Yu, Tian You ^a   Palmer, Robert D ^a   Chilson, Phillip B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

^b SWEDISH INSTITUTE OF SPACE PHYSICS   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Interferometry; Middle atmosphere dynamics; Radio science; Remote sensing; Signal processing

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC DYNAMICS; INTERFEROMETRY; POLAR MESOSPHERE SUMMER ECHO; RADAR IMAGERY; SCATTERING;

SWEDEN;

EID: 0034766996     PISSN: 13646826     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1364-6826(01)00058-X     Document Type: Article

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