Mesospheric turbulent velocity estimation using the Buckland Park MF radar

Annales Geophysicae

Volumn 19, Issue 8, 2001, Pages 1007-1017

  Holdsworth, D A ^a   Vincent, R A ^b   Reid, I M ^b  

^a Atmospheric Radar Systems   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Meteorology and atmospheric dynamics (middle atmosphere dynamics; instruments and techniques); Radio science (instruments and techniques)

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035601274     PISSN: 09927689     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/angeo-19-1007-2001     Document Type: Article

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