Anomalous echoes observed with the EISCAT UHF radar at 100-km altitude

Annales Geophysicae

Volumn 14, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 1328-1342

  Malnes, E ^a   Bjorna N ^a   Hansen, T L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

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EID: 2842601294     PISSN: 09927689     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00585-996-1328-4     Document Type: Article

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