Rossby wave propagation into the tropical stratosphere observed by the High Resolution Doppler Imager

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 24, Issue 16, 1997, Pages 1999-2002

  Ortland, D A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEPOSITION; TROPICS; UPPER ATMOSPHERE; WAVE PROPAGATION; IMAGING SYSTEMS; REMOTE SENSING;

DIRECT DEPOSITION; MERIDIONAL TRANSPORT; QUASI-BIENNIAL OSCILLATION; QUASI-STATIONARY; ROSSBY WAVE PROPAGATION; STRATOSPHERIC WINDS; TROPICAL STRATOSPHERE; UPPER ATMOSPHERE RESEARCH SATELLITES;

MECHANICAL WAVES; WIND;

HIGH RESOLUTION DOPPLER IMAGER; QUASI STATIONARY ROSSBY WAVES; TROPICAL STRATOSPHERE;

ROSSBY WAVE; STRATOSPHERE;

EID: 0031200842     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/97GL02001     Document Type: Article

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