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Radar scattering by anisotropic Langmuir turbulence

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Radar scattering by anisotropic Langmuir turbulence generated by Type III electrons is discussed. It is shown that in the framework of this model effective echo cross sections, scattering altitudes, and bandwidths of echo profiles can be understood.

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Mel'nik, V. Radar scattering by anisotropic Langmuir turbulence. Solar Physics 184, 363–367 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1005048521041

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