The response of an open stratospheric balloon to the presence of inertio-gravity waves

Journal of Applied Meteorology

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 60-68

  Alexander, P ^a   Cornejo, J ^a   De La Torre, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR DENSITY OSCILLATION; BALLOON THERMODYNAMICS; GRAVITY WAVE; MONOCHROMATIC WAVE; OPEN STRATOSPHERIC BALLOON;

EID: 0029728930     PISSN: 08948763     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0450(1996)035<0060:TROAOS>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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