Seasonal variations and planetary wave modulation of diurnal tides influenced by gravity waves

Advances in Space Research

Volumn 24, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 1541-1544

  Mayr, H G ^a   Mengel, J G ^b   Chan, K L ^c   Porter, H S ^d  

^a NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^b SM and A Corporation   (United States)

^c HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Hong Kong)

^d FURMAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIURNAL VARIATION; GRAVITY WAVE; SEASONALITY; THERMOSPHERE;

EID: 0033368748     PISSN: 02731177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0273-1177(99)00877-7     Document Type: Article

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