Persistent layers of enhanced CN2 in the lower stratosphere from VHF radar observations

Radio Science

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 137-149

  Nastrom, G D ^a   Eaton, F D ^a  

^a ST CLOUD STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATOLOGY; FREQUENCIES; REFRACTIVE INDEX; SPEED; UPPER ATMOSPHERE; VELOCITY;

BRUNT-VAISALA FREQUENCY; DOPPLER SPECTRAL WIDTH; WIND SPEED;

DOPPLER RADAR;

EID: 0035073526     PISSN: 00486604     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2000RS002318     Document Type: Article

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