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Power Spectra from Ocean Movements measured remotely by Ionospheric Radio Backscatter

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Ocean wave movements can be detected at great distances using high frequency radio waves propagated by the ionosphere.

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WARD, J. Power Spectra from Ocean Movements measured remotely by Ionospheric Radio Backscatter. Nature 223, 1325–1330 (1969). https://doi.org/10.1038/2231325a0

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