Longitudinal variations in mesospheric winds: Evidence for gravity wave filtering by planetary waves

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 53, Issue 8, 1996, Pages 1156-1173

  Smith, Anne K ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

WAVES; WINDS;

DOPPLER IMAGER; GRAVITY WAVE; HRDI; MESOSPHERE; PLANETARY WAVE; ROSSBY WAVE; WIND;

EID: 0030482979     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0469(1996)053<1156:LVIMWE>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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