The relationship between VHF radar auroral backscatter amplitude and Doppler velocity: A statistical study

Annales Geophysicae

Volumn 14, Issue 8, 1996, Pages 803-810

  Shand, B A ^a   Lester, M ^a   Yeoman, T K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 2842592549     PISSN: 09927689     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00585-996-0803-2     Document Type: Article

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