A comparison of polar mesosphere summer echo at VHF (224 MHz) and UHF (930 MHz) and the effects of artificial electron heating

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 113, Issue 8, 2008, Pages

  Naesheim L I ^a   Havnes, Ove ^a   La Hoz, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; CARRIER CONCENTRATION; EARTH ATMOSPHERE; METEOROLOGICAL RADAR; THERMAL EFFECTS; WAVELENGTH;

ELECTRON DENSITY; MESOSPHERE; RADAR; SCATTERING; WAVELENGTH;

EID: 45549084601     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2007JD009245     Document Type: Article

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