Multipulse and double-pulse velocities of Scandinavian Twin Auroral Radar Experiment (STARE) echoes

Radio Science

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2005, Pages

  Uspensky, M ^a   Koustov, A ^b   Sofieva, V ^a   Amm, O ^a   Kauristie, K ^a   Schmidt, W ^a   Nielsen, E ^c   Pulkkinen, T ^a   Pellinen, R ^a   Milan, S ^d   Pirjola, R ^a  

^a FINNISH METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^c MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR SONNENSYSTEMFORSCHUNG   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORRELATION METHODS; DOPPLER EFFECT; PLASMAS; SIGNAL PROCESSING; VECTORS;

DOPPLER VELOCITY; DOUBLE-PULSE (DP); LINE-OF-SIGHT (LOS); MULTIPULSE (MP) SEQUENCE;

RADAR;

EID: 23844487439     PISSN: 00486604     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2004RS003151     Document Type: Article

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