Mesospheric mean winds and tides observed by the Imaging Doppler Interferometer (IDI) at Halley, Antarctica

Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics

Volumn 61, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 351-362

  Charles, K ^a   Jones, G O L ^a  

^a BRITISH ANTARCTIC SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC TIDE; ATMOSPHERIC WAVE; IMAGING METHOD; MESOSPHERE; OBSERVATIONAL METHOD; WIND;

ANTARCTICA;

EID: 0032989913     PISSN: 13646826     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1364-6826(98)00156-4     Document Type: Article

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