The 4-day wave as observed from the Upper atmosphere research satellite Microwave Limb Sounder

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 420-434

  Allen, D R ^a,c   Stanford, J L ^a   Elson, L S ^b   Fishbein, E F ^b   Froidevaux, L ^b   Waters, J W ^b  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c ARGONNE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC STRUCTURE; ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; BAROMETERS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OZONE; SATELLITES; SPACE RESEARCH; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; THREE DIMENSIONAL; WAVE PROPAGATION;

GEOPOTENTIAL HEIGHT; MICROWAVE LIMB SOUNDER; SPACE TIME SPECTRAL ANALYSIS; UPPER ATMOSPHERE RESEARCH SATELLITE; WAVE FORCING;

EARTH ATMOSPHERE;

4 DAY WAVE; ATMOSPHERIC DYNAMICS; ATMOSPHERIC WAVE; GEOPOTENTIAL HEIGHT; LARGE SCALE; MICROWAVE LIMB SOUNDER; POTENTIAL VORTICITY; STRATOPAUSE; UARS;

EID: 0031064895     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0469(1997)054<0420:TDWAOF>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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