On the propagation and dissipation of gravity wave spectra through a realistic middle atmosphere

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 53, Issue 22, 1996, Pages 3213-3235

  Warner, C D ^a   Mcintyre, M E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERE; GRAVITY WAVES; WAVE PROPAGATION;

GRAVITY WAVE; WAVE DISSIPATION; WAVE PROPAGATION; WAVE SPECTRA;

EID: 0030404969     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0469(1996)053<3213:OTPADO>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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