Simultaneous observations of mesospheric gravity waves with the MU radar and a sodium lidar

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 101, Issue D2, 1996, Pages 4057-4063

  Namboothiri, S P ^a   Tsuda, T ^a   Tsutsumi, M ^a   Nakamura, T ^a   Nagasawa, C ^b   Abo, M ^b  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b TOKYO METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DENSITY PERTURBATION; GRAVITY WAVE; MESOPHERIC GRAVITY WAVE; METEOR WIND MEASUREMENT; MU RADAR; SODIUM LIDAR;

JAPAN, HONSHU, HACKIOJI; JAPAN, HONSHU, SHIGARAKI;

EID: 0029730844     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/95JD03299     Document Type: Article

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