Radial velocity and doppler spectral width of echoes from field-aligned irregularities localized in the sporadic E region

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 108, Issue A7, 2003, Pages

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

^a NATIONAL CENTRAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b CHINESE CULTURE UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Beam broadening effect; Es field aligned irregularity; Interferometry technique; Type 2 radar spectrum

Indexed keywords

EID: 23044438235     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2002JA009661     Document Type: Article

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