CUTLASS HF radar observations of high-velocity E-region echoes

Annales Geophysicae

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 411-424

  Uspensky, M V ^a,e   Koustov, A V ^b   Eglitis, P ^a,c   Huuskonen, A ^a   Milan, S E ^d   Pulkkinen, T ^a   Pirjola, R ^a  

^a FINNISH METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^c SWEDISH INSTITUTE OF SPACE PHYSICS   (Sweden)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^e MURMANSK STATE TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Ionosphere (ionospheric irregularities; plasma waves and instabilities; polar ionosphere)

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035625513     PISSN: 09927689     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/angeo-19-411-2001     Document Type: Article

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