Nonlinearity of gravity wave saturated spectra in the middle atmosphere

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 23, Issue 23, 1996, Pages 3309-3312

  Hines, Colin O ^a  

^a NONE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC OPTICS; EARTH ATMOSPHERE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; THERMODYNAMIC STABILITY; EARTH SCIENCES; GEOPHYSICS;

GRAVITY WAVE SPECTRA SATURATION; NONLINEAR GRAVITY WAVE SPECTRA;

GRAVITY WAVES;

MIDDLE ATMOSPHERE; NONLINEAR SATURATION; NONLINEAR SPECTRUM;

GRAVITY WAVE; MIDDLE ATMOSPHERE; NONLINEARITY; SATURATED SPECTRA; VERTICAL WAVENUMBER; WAVE SPECTRUM;

EID: 0030300648     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/96GL03236     Document Type: Article

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