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Radar monitoring of seasonal bird migration over central Israel

The Ring
Volume 32 (2010): Issue 1-2 (December 2010)
By: Leonid Dinevich and  Yossi Leshem  
Open Access
|Apr 2011

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/v10050-010-0003-z | Journal eISSN: 2083-3520
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Language: English
Page range: 31 - 53
Published on: Apr 5, 2011
Published by: University of Gdańsk
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 1 issue per year
Keywords:
radar ornithology,
radar meteorology,
radar echo,
bird migration,
air traffic safety
Related subjects:
Life sciences,
Zoology,
Ecology,
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© 2011 Leonid Dinevich, Yossi Leshem, published by University of Gdańsk
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Volume 32 (2010): Issue 1-2 (December 2010)