Mesospheric standing waves near South Pole

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 24, Issue 16, 1997, Pages 1987-1990

  Hernandez, G ^a   Smith, R W ^b   Kelley, J M ^c,e   Fraser, G J ^d   Clark, K C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

^c Ntarctic Support Associates   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

^e Antarctic Support Associates   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELASTIC WAVES; GRAVITATIONAL EFFECTS; OPTICAL DATA PROCESSING; DOPPLER EFFECT; SPECTROMETERS; WIND;

FORCED OSCILLATIONS; MESOSPHERIC WINDS; OPTICAL MEASUREMENT; PHASE PROGRESSIONS; PREVIOUS YEAR; SIMULTANEOUS OBSERVATION; WIND DIRECTIONS; ZONAL WAVENUMBER;

POLES; UPPER ATMOSPHERE;

MESOSPHERIC STANDING WAVES; ZONAL WAVENUMBER ONE OSCILLATION;

MESOSPHERIC WINDS; WAVES;

ANTARCTICA, SOUTH POLE;

EID: 0031200772     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/97GL01999     Document Type: Article

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