Comparison of terdiurnal tidal oscillations in mesospheric OH rotational temperature and Na lidar temperature measurements at mid-latitudes for fall/spring conditions

earth, planets and space

Volumn 51, Issue 42559, 2003, Pages 877-885

  Taylor, M J ^a   Jr, Pendleton ^a   Gardner, C S ^b   States, R J ^b  

^a UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR TEMPERATURE; ATMOSPHERIC TIDE; LIDAR; OSCILLATION; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 0033367478     PISSN: 13438832     EISSN: 18805981     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/BF03353246     Document Type: Article

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