Tristatic observations of meteors using the 930 MHz European incoherent Scatter radar system

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 107, Issue A11, 2002, Pages

  Janches, Diego ^a,e,f   Pellinen Wannberg, Asta ^a   Wannberg, Gudmund ^b   Westman, Assar ^b   Häggström, Ingemar ^b   Meisel, David D ^c,d  

^a SWEDISH INSTITUTE OF SPACE PHYSICS   (Sweden)

^b EISCAT SCIENTIFIC ASSOCIATION   (Sweden)

^c STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^d PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e Arecibo Observatory   (Puerto Rico)

^f Arecibo Observatory   (Puerto Rico)

Author keywords

2129 interplanetary physics: Interplanetary dust; 6205 planetology: Solar system objects: Asteroids and meteoroids; 6245 planetology: Solar system objects: Meteors; 6297 planetology: Solar system objects: Instruments and techniques

Indexed keywords

EID: 2442504138     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2001JA009205     Document Type: Article

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