Stereo CUTLASS - A new capability for the SuperDARN HF radars

Annales Geophysicae

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 459-473

  Lester, M ^a   Chapman, P J ^b   Cowley, S W H ^a   Crooks, S J ^a   Davies, J A ^a   Hamadyk, P ^a   McWilliams, K A ^c   Milan, S E ^a   Parsons, M J ^a   Payne, D B ^a   Thomas, E C ^a   Thornhill, J D ^a   Wade, N M ^a   Yeoman, T K ^a   Barnes, R J ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^d JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ionosphere (ionosphere magnetosphere interactions; ionospheric irregularities; instruments and techniques)

Indexed keywords

ANOMALY; INSTRUMENTATION; IONOSPHERE; RADAR IMAGERY;

EID: 1342310045     PISSN: 09927689     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/angeo-22-459-2004     Document Type: Article

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