Application of the dispersion formula to long-and short-period gravity waves: comparisons with ALOHA-93 data and an analytical model

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 103, Issue D6, 1998, Pages 6467-6481

  Munasinghe, G ^a   Hur, H ^a   Huang, T Y ^a   Bhattachryya, A ^a   Tuan, T F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC DYNAMICS; DISPERSION; GRAVITY WAVE; HYDROXYL;

HALEAKALA; HAWAII; MAUI; USA;

EID: 0032571188     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/97JD02850     Document Type: Article

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