Radar observations of a 3-day Kelvin wave in the equatorial mesosphere

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 102, Issue 22, 1997, Pages

  Riggin, Dennis M ^a,d   Fritts, David C ^a,d   Tsuda, Toshitaka ^b   Nakamura, Takuji ^b   Vincent, Robert A ^c  

^a NWRA ^*  (United States)

^b KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

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EID: 0000734431     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/96jd04011     Document Type: Article

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