Measurement of Faraday rotation of radar meteor echoes for the modelling of electron densities in the lower ionosphere

Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics

Volumn 59, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 1021-1024

  Elford, W G ^a   Taylor, A D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

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EID: 0042043440     PISSN: 13646826     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1364-6826(96)00083-1     Document Type: Article

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