Quasi-periodic backscatters from the e region at Gadanki: Evidence for Kelvin-Helmholtz billows in the lower thermosphere?

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 110, Issue A8, 2005, Pages

  Choudhary, R K ^a   St Maurice, J P ^a   Kagan, L M ^b   Mahajan, K K ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^c NATIONAL PHYSICAL LABORATORY   (India)

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EID: 33746333823     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2004JA010987     Document Type: Article

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