On the power-velocity relationship for 12- and 50-MHz auroral coherent echoes

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 106, Issue A8, 2001, Pages 15455-15469

  Makarevitch, R A ^a   Ogawa, T ^b   Igarashi, K ^c   Koustov, A V ^a   Sato, N ^d   Ohtaka, K ^c   Yamagishi, H ^d   Yukimatu, A ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^b NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^d NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF POLAR RESEARCH   (Japan)

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EID: 39449097897     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2000ja000330     Document Type: Article

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