Observational limits for lidar, radar, and airglow imager measurements of gravity wave parameters

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 103, Issue D6, 1998, Pages 6427-6437

  Gardner, Chester S ^a,c   Taylor, Michael J ^b  

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

^b UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIRGLOW; GRAVITY WAVE; LIDAR; MIDDLE ATMOSPHERE; RADAR;

EID: 0032571187     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/97JD03378     Document Type: Article

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