Measurement of turbulent kinetic energy dissipation rates in the mesosphere by a 3 MHz Doppler radar

Advances in Space Research

Volumn 35, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 1905-1910

  Latteck, R ^a   Singer, W ^a   Hocking, W K ^b  

^a LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE OF ATMOSPHERIC PHYSICS   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Atmospheric physics; Instruments and techniques; Middle atmosphere; Radar; Turbulence

Indexed keywords

ANTENNAS; CLIMATOLOGY; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; DOPPLER RADAR; ENERGY DISSIPATION; KINETIC ENERGY; TURBULENCE;

ATMOSPHERIC PHYSICS; INSTRUMENTS AND TECHNIQUES; MIDDLE ATMOSPHERE;

EARTH ATMOSPHERE;

EID: 25844518450     PISSN: 02731177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.asr.2005.06.056     Document Type: Conference Paper

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