Observations of meteor-head echoes using the Jicamarca 50 MHz radar in interferometer mode

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 511-521

  Chau, J L ^a   Woodman, R F ^a  

^a INSTITUTO GEOFÍSICO DEL PERÚ   (Peru)

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EID: 3242711512     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-4-511-2004     Document Type: Article

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