A comparison of mesosphere and lower thermosphere neutral winds as determined by meteor and medium-frequency radar at 70°N

Radio Science

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 1-10

  Hall, C M ^a   Aso, T ^b   Tsutsumi, M ^b   Nozawa, S ^c   Manson, A H ^d   Meek, C E ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF POLAR RESEARCH   (Japan)

^c NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; METEOR BURST COMMUNICATION; RADAR; RADIO COMMUNICATION;

MEDIUM-FREQUENCY RADAR (MFR); NEUTRAL WIND MEASUREMENTS; SPACED-ANTENNA TECHNIQUES; THERMOPHERE DYNAMICS;

WIND POWER;

EID: 27544448596     PISSN: 00486604     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2004RS003102     Document Type: Article

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