Nonturbulent layers in polar summer mesosphere. 2. Application of wavelet analysis to VHF scattering

Radio Science

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 891-903

  Alcala, C M ^a   Kelley, M C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC FIELDS; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE SCATTERING; RADAR MEASUREMENT; TURBULENCE; WAVEFORM ANALYSIS;

FRESNEL SCALE; NONTURBULENT LAYERS; POLAR SUMMER MESOSPHERE; VERY HIGH FREQUENCY SCATTERING;

NATURAL FREQUENCIES;

EID: 0035455654     PISSN: 00486604     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2000RS002362     Document Type: Article

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