First simultaneous observations of Ca+, K, and electron density using lidar and incoherent scatter radar at Arecibo

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 9-1-9-4

  Tepley, Craig A ^a   Raizada, Shikha ^a   Zhou, Qihou ^a   Friedman, Jonathan S ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; FLUORESCENCE; IONS; RADAR IMAGING; UPPER ATMOSPHERE;

FREQUENCY AGILE RESONANCE;

OPTICAL RADAR;

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; CALCIUM; ELECTRON; POTASSIUM;

EID: 0038507690     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2002gl015927     Document Type: Article

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