Imaging coherent scatter radar, incoherent scatter radar, and optical observations of quasiperiodic structures associated with sporadic E layers

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 112, Issue 6, 2007, Pages

  Larsen, M F ^a   Hysell, D L ^b   Zhou, Q H ^c   Smith, S M ^d   Friedman, J ^e   Bishop, R L ^f  

^a CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Institute for the Study of the Continents   (United States)

^c MIAMI UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Boston University   (United States)

^e Arecibo Observatory   (Puerto Rico)

^f AEROSPACE CORPORATION   (United States)

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EID: 34548305249     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2006JA012051     Document Type: Article

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