Interferometry observations of VHF backscatter from plasma irregularities induced by meteor in sporadic E region

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 30, Issue 24, 2003, Pages

  Chu, Yen Hsyang ^a   Wang, Chien Ya ^b  

^a NATIONAL CENTRAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b CHINESE CULTURE UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACKSCATTERING; GEOPHYSICS; INTERFEROMETRY; PLASMA DENSITY; PLASMAS; RADAR; TURBULENCE;

PLASMA IRREGULARITIES; WIND SHEAR;

METEOR IMPACTS;

IONOSPHERE;

EID: 1642633265     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2003GL017703     Document Type: Article

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