Image measurements of short-period gravity waves at equatorial latitudes

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 102, Issue 22, 1997, Pages

  Taylor, M J ^a   Pendleton Jr , W R ^a   Clark, S ^a   Takahashi, H ^b   Gobbi, D ^b   Goldberg, R A ^c  

^a UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PESQUISAS ESPACIAIS   (Brazil)

^c NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

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EID: 0001284448     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/96jd03515     Document Type: Article

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