Estimation of equatorial wave momentum fluxes using MST radar winds observed at Gadanki (13.5°N, 79.2°E)

Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics

Volumn 61, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 377-384

  Sasi, M N ^a   Vijayan, Lekshmi ^a   Deepa, V ^a   Murthy, B V Krishna ^b  

^a INDIAN SPACE RESEARCH ORGANISATION   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KERALA   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EQUATORIAL WAVE; RADAR; TROPOSPHERE;

INDIA;

EID: 0032988525     PISSN: 13646826     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1364-6826(98)00143-6     Document Type: Article

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