E-region mid-latitude decametre irregularities observed at four radar frequencies. Experiment and first results

Annales Geophysicae

Volumn 15, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 918-924

  Hussey, G C ^a   Delloue, J ^a   Haldoupis, C ^b   Bourdillon, A ^c  

^a SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CRETE   (Greece)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE RENNES 1   (France)

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EID: 0642342523     PISSN: 09927689     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s005850050510     Document Type: Article

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