Characteristics of very large aspect angle E-region coherent echoes at 933 MHz

Annales Geophysicae

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 54-62

  Jackel, B J ^a   Moorcroft, D R ^a   Schlegel, K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR SONNENSYSTEMFORSCHUNG   (Germany)

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EID: 0642379707     PISSN: 09927689     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00585-997-0054-x     Document Type: Article

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