A long-term comparison of winds and tides measured at London, Canada (43°N, 81°W) by co-located MF and meteor radars during 1994-1999

Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics

Volumn 64, Issue 8-11, 2002, Pages 931-946

  Thayaparan, T ^a   Hocking, W K ^b  

^a DEFENCE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Intercomparisons; Medium frequency; Meteor; Tides; Winds

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC TIDE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; MESOSPHERE; RADAR; THERMOSPHERE; WIND FIELD;

CANADA;

EID: 0036071741     PISSN: 13646826     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1364-6826(02)00048-2     Document Type: Article

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