The São Luís 30 MHz coherent scatter ionospheric radar: System description and initial results

Radio Science

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 178-188

  De Paula, Eurico R ^a   Hysell, David L ^b  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PESQUISAS ESPACIAIS   (Brazil)

^b Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

150 km echoes; Ionospheric irregularities; VHF coherent radar

Indexed keywords

BACKSCATTERING; CLIMATOLOGY; DATA ACQUISITION; DOPPLER EFFECT; INTERFEROMETRY; IONOSPHERE; MAGNETOMETERS; RADAR ANTENNAS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; TRANSMITTERS;

150 KM ECHOES; IONOSPHERIC IRREGULARITIES; VHF COHERENT RADARS;

RADAR SYSTEMS;

EID: 1942506726     PISSN: 00486604     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2003rs002914     Document Type: Article

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