A comparison of satellite scintillation measurements with HF radar backscatter characteristics

Annales Geophysicae

Volumn 23, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 3451-3455

  Milan, Steve E ^a   Basu, S ^b   Yeoman, T K ^a   Sheehan, R E ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^c BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Ionosphere (Auroral ionosphere; Ionospheric irregularities); Radio science (Space and satellite communication)

Indexed keywords

IONOSPHERE;

EID: 30844455101     PISSN: 09927689     EISSN: 14320576     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/angeo-23-3451-2005     Document Type: Article

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