GROGRAT: A new model of the global propagation and dissipation of atmospheric gravity waves

Advances in Space Research

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 1253-1256

  Eckermann, Stephen D ^a   Marks, Crispin J ^b  

^a Computational Physics Inc ^*  (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF WATER AND ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC DYNAMICS; GRAVITY WAVE; GROGRAT; LARGE SCALE; WAVE PROPAGATION;

EID: 0031422387     PISSN: 02731177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0273-1177(97)00780-1     Document Type: Article

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