Polar mesosphere winter echoes - A review of recent results

Advances in Space Research

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 751-757

  Kirkwood, S ^a  

^a SWEDISH INSTITUTE OF SPACE PHYSICS   (Sweden)

Author keywords

EISCAT; ESRAD; Polar mesosphere; Radar; Winter echoes

Indexed keywords

DIFFRACTION PATTERNS; IONIZATION; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); PROTONS; SOLAR RADIATION; THERMAL GRADIENTS;

POLAR MESOSPHERE WINTER ECHOES (PMWE); RADAR ECHOES; SCATTERERS;

RADAR MEASUREMENT;

EID: 34548281716     PISSN: 02731177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.asr.2007.01.024     Document Type: Article

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