A three-year gravity wave climatology of the mesosphere and lower thermosphere over Kauai

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 101, Issue D2, 1996, Pages 4065-4077

  Connor, L N ^a,b   Avery, S K ^a,b  

^a UCB 450

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GRAVITY WAVE CLIMATOLOGY; GRAVITY WAVE DATA (1991-1993); GRAVITY WAVE OSCILLATION; HORIZONTAL WIND FIELD; MESOSPHERE; THERMOSPHERE;

USA, HAWAII, KAUAI;

EID: 0029730313     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/95JD03065     Document Type: Article

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