Studies of quasi horizontally propagating gravity waves in the troposphere using the Piura ST wind profiler

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 103, Issue D8, 1998, Pages 8641-8650

  Liziola, Luis E ^a   Balsley, Ben B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERE; GRAVITY WAVE; TROPOSPHERE; WAVE PROPAGATION; WIND PROFILER;

PERU; PIURA;

EID: 0032571718     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/98JD00623     Document Type: Article

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