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A new meteor echo detection and collection system: Christmas Island mesospheric wind measurements
Author(s) -
Avery S. K.,
Avery J. P.,
Valentic T. A.,
Palo S. E.,
Leary M. J.,
Obert R. L.
Publication year - 1990
Publication title -
radio science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.371
H-Index - 84
eISSN - 1944-799X
pISSN - 0048-6604
DOI - 10.1029/rs025i004p00657
Subject(s) - meteor (satellite) , echo (communications protocol) , troposphere , meteorology , environmental science , stratosphere , meteoroid , remote sensing , radar , geology , atmospheric sciences , geography , physics , astronomy , telecommunications , computer network , computer science
A second generation meteor echo detection and collection system has been installed on the Christmas Island, Republic of Kiribati, stratosphere‐troposphere radar system. Data from the first 6 months of operation have yielded mean wind and tidal climatologies that are compared with theoretical models.