Coherent backscatter radar imaging in Brazil: Large-scale waves in the bottomside F-region at the onset of equatorial spread F

Annales Geophysicae

Volumn 26, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 3355-3364

  Rodrigues, F S ^a,c   Hysell, D L ^a   De Paula, E R ^b  

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

^b INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PESQUISAS ESPACIAIS   (Brazil)

^c ASTRA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACKSCATTER; ELECTRODYNAMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL GRADIENT; EQUATORIAL WAVE; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; F REGION; PERTURBATION; RADAR IMAGERY;

BRAZIL; MARANHAO; SAO LUIS; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 54849408646     PISSN: 09927689     EISSN: 14320576     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/angeo-26-3355-2008     Document Type: Article

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