Aspect sensitivity of VHF echoes from field aligned irregularities
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Aspect sensitivity of VHF echoes from field aligned irregularities in meteor trails and thin ionization layers Q. H. Zhou, Y. T. Morton, J. D. Mathews, and D. Janches 3 Manufacturing Engineering Department, Miami University, Oxford, OH, USA CSSL, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, USA Arecibo Observatory, Arecibo, Puerto Rico Received: 29 September 2003 – Accepted: 23 January 2004 – Published: 2 February 2004 Correspondence to: Q. H. Zhou ([email protected])
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