Statistical characterization of the meteor trail distribution at the South Pole as seen by a VHF interferometric meteor radar

Radio Science

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2006, Pages

  Lau, Elias M ^a   Avery, Susan K ^a   Avery, James P ^b   Janches, Diego ^c   Palo, Scott E ^b   Schafer, Robert ^a   Makarov, Nikolai A ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b University of Colorado   (United States)

^c Scientific Production Association TYPHOON ^*  (United States)

^d Institute of Experimental Meteorology Science and Production Association   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SOFTWARE; DATA REDUCTION; INTERFEROMETERS; METEOROLOGY;

ELEVATION ANGLE; METEOR DISTRIBUTION; METEOR ECHOES; POSTPROCESSING SOFTWARE;

RADAR;

EID: 33750168631     PISSN: 00486604     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2005RS003247     Document Type: Article

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