Vertical wind observations with two Fabry-Perot interferometers at Poker Flat, Alaska

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 106, Issue A6, 2001, Pages 10537-10551

  Ishii, M ^a,b,c   Conde, M ^b   Smith, R W ^b   Krynicki, M ^b   Sagawa, E ^a,c   Watari, S ^a,c  

^a Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

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

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EID: 39449109580     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2000ja900148     Document Type: Article

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