Gravity waves in the mesosphere generated by tropospheric convention

Tellus, Series A: Dynamic Meteorology and Oceanography

Volumn 51, Issue 1 SPEC. ISS., 1999, Pages 45-58

  Holton, James R ^a   Alexander, M Joan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CONVECTION; GRAVITY WAVE; MESOSPHERE; TROPOSPHERE;

EID: 0033048112     PISSN: 02806495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0870.1999.t01-1-00005.x     Document Type: Article

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