Radar backscatter from plasma irregularities of the lower E region induced by neutral turbulence

Annales Geophysicae

Volumn 15, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 870-877

  Schlegel, K ^a   Gurevich, A V ^a,b  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR SONNENSYSTEMFORSCHUNG   (Germany)

^b LEBEDEV PHYSICAL INSTITUTE   (Russian Federation)

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EID: 0642342568     PISSN: 09927689     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00585-997-0870-z     Document Type: Article

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