Spectra of gravity wave density and wind perturbations observed during Arctic Noctilucent Cloud (ANLC-93) campaign over the Canadian Prairies: synergistic airborne Na lidar and MF radar observations

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 103, Issue D6, 1998, Pages 6455-6465

  Manson, A H ^a   Meek, C E ^a   Qian, J ^b   Gardner, C S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^b University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GRAVITY WAVE; RADAR; SODIUM LAYER; WIND;

CANADA; PRAIRIES;

ELECTRA;

EID: 0032571183     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/97JD03587     Document Type: Article

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