Mesoscale airborne in situ and lidar observations of variance and spatial structure in the troposphere and stratosphere regions

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 103, Issue D6, 1998, Pages 6391-6396

  Gao, X ^a,b   Meriwether, J W ^a  

^a CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC DYNAMICS; LIDAR; OROGRAPHIC EFFECT; STRATOSPHERE; TROPOSPHERE;

CANADA; ROCKY MOUNTAINS;

EID: 0032571192     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/97JD03080     Document Type: Article

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