On the occurrence and formation of multiple layers of polar mesosphere summer echoes

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 1-5

  Hoffmann, P ^a   Rapp, M ^a   Serafimovich, A ^a   Latteck, R ^a  

^a LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE OF ATMOSPHERIC PHYSICS   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ICE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; RADAR; WIND;

MICROPHYSICAL MODELS; MULTIPLE LAYERS; POLAR MESOSPHERE SUMMER ECHOES (PMSE); RADAR ECHOES;

GEOPHYSICAL PROSPECTING;

FORMATION MECHANISM; GRAVITY WAVE; POLAR MESOSPHERE SUMMER ECHO; RADAR IMAGERY;

EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTHERN EUROPE; NORWAY; SCANDINAVIA; WORLD;

EID: 20444476169     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2004GL021409     Document Type: Article

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