On the influence of background dust on radar scattering from meteor trails

Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics

Volumn 67, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 659-664

  Havnes, Ove ^a,b   Sigernes, F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY CENTRE IN SVALBARD   (Norway)

Author keywords

Aerosols; Diffusion; Dust; Meteor trails; Temperature

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; CHARGED PARTICLES; DIFFUSION IN SOLIDS; DUST; ELECTRON SCATTERING; IONIZATION; RADAR SYSTEMS; ROCKETS;

CHARGED DUST; DECAY TIME; RADAR ECHO DECAY; RADAR SCATTERING;

METEOR IMPACTS;

DUST; RADAR; SCATTERING;

HESPERIS;

EID: 15344341178     PISSN: 13646826     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jastp.2004.12.009     Document Type: Article

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