Significance of short-scale irregularities for radar diagnostics of HF-driven Langmuir turbulence in the ionosphere

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 106, Issue A9, 2001, Pages 18525-18542

  Mjolhus E ^a   Helmersen, E ^a,c   DuBois, D F ^b,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

^b LODESTAR RESEARCH CORPORATION   (United States)

^c Poseidon Simulation AS   (Norway)

^d LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

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EID: 39449114314     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2001ja900058     Document Type: Article

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