Gravity wave variance in LIMS temperatures. Part II: Comparison with the zonal-mean momentum balance

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 398-410

  Fetzer, Eric J ^a,b   Gille, John C ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GRAVITY WAVE VARIATION; LIMS; ZONAL MOMENTUM BALANCE;

EID: 0030468646     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0469(1996)053<0398:GWVILT>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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