An update on UHF radar meteor observations and associated signal processing techniques at Arecibo Observatory

Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics

Volumn 65, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 1139-1149

  Mathews, J D ^a   Doherty, J ^a   Wen, C H ^a   Briczinski, S J ^a   Janches, D ^a,c   Meisel, D D ^a,b  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^c ARECIBO OBSERVATORY   (Puerto Rico)

Author keywords

Doppler speed; Meteor observability; Meteor radar; Signal processing

Indexed keywords

DOPPLER RADAR; METEOR; SIGNAL PROCESSING;

EID: 0142120502     PISSN: 13646826     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jastp.2003.07.009     Document Type: Article

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