First polar mesosphere summer echoes observed at Davis, Antarctica (68.6°S)

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 31, Issue 16, 2004, Pages

  Morris, R J ^a   Murphy, D J ^a   Reid, I M ^b   Holdsworth, D A ^b,c   Vincent, R A ^b  

^a AUSTRALIAN ANTARCTIC DIVISION   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^c Atmospheric Radar Systems   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERICS; MORPHOLOGY; RADAR; STATISTICAL METHODS; SURVEYS;

ANTARCTICA; ATMOSPHERIC RADARS; POLAR MESOSPHERE SUMMER ECHOES (PMSE);

CLIMATE CHANGE;

BACKSCATTER; NEW RECORD; POLAR MESOSPHERE SUMMER ECHO; RADAR;

ANTARCTICA; ARCTIC AND ANTARCTIC; DAVIS STATION; EAST ANTARCTICA; WORLD;

EID: 7044237449     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2004GL020352     Document Type: Article

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