Spectral observations of polar mesospheric summer echoes at 33 cm (450 MHz) with the Poker Flat Incoherent Scatter Radar

Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics

Volumn 71, Issue 6-7, 2009, Pages 662-674

  Nicolls, Michael J ^a   Kelley, Michael C ^b   Varney, Roger H ^b   Heinselman, Craig J ^a  

^a SRI INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

^b School of Operations Research and Industrial Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

Ionosphere atmosphere interactions; Ionospheric irregularities; Poker Flat Incoherent Scatter Radar (PFISR); Polar mesospheric summer echoes (PMSE)

Indexed keywords

AURORAL PARTICLES; BACKGROUND WINDS; BRAGG SCATTERINGS; ELECTRON DIFFUSIONS; FAIRBANKS , ALASKA; GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCHES; ICE PARTICLES; IONOSPHERE/ATMOSPHERE INTERACTIONS; IONOSPHERIC IRREGULARITIES; MULTI BEAMS; NARROW WIDTHS; POKER FLAT INCOHERENT SCATTER RADAR (PFISR); POLAR MESOSPHERIC SUMMER ECHOES (PMSE); ROOT MEAN SQUARE VELOCITIES; SCATTERING THEORIES; SCHMIDT NUMBERS; SPECTRAL OBSERVATIONS; SPECTRAL WIDTHS;

ACOUSTOOPTICAL DEVICES; D REGION; IONOSPHERIC MEASUREMENT; LUTETIUM; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); SCATTERING; TURBULENCE;

RADAR;

EID: 67349254114     PISSN: 13646826     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jastp.2008.04.019     Document Type: Article

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