Polar region ionosphere effects on UHF radar track acquisition

Radio Science

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 1157-1166

  Reinking, J T ^a   Knepp, D L ^a   Hausman, M A ^a  

^a MISSION RESEARCH CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARRIER CONCENTRATION; DATA ACQUISITION; OPTIMIZATION; RADAR TRACKING; RADAR TRANSMITTERS; SCINTILLATION;

IONOSPHERIC SCINTILLATION; POLAR REGION SCINTILLATION;

IONOSPHERIC ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE PROPAGATION;

EID: 0035456352     PISSN: 00486604     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1999RS002413     Document Type: Article

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