On the statistical correlation of over-horizon VHF signals with meteorological radio ducting and seismicity

Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics

Volumn 69, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 661-674

  Yonaiguchi, N ^a   Ida, Y ^a   Hayakawa, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ELECTRO COMMUNICATIONS   (Japan)

Author keywords

Electromagnetic noise and interference; Electromagnetics; Radar atmospheric physics; Remote sensing; Seismicity and tectonics

Indexed keywords

EARTHQUAKES; METEOROLOGICAL RADAR; REMOTE SENSING; SIGNAL INTERFERENCE; STATISTICAL METHODS;

METEOROLOGICAL RADIO DUCT EFFECT; RADAR ATMOSPHERIC PHYSICS;

TECTONICS;

EID: 33947640046     PISSN: 13646826     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jastp.2007.01.007     Document Type: Article

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