Inertia-gravity waves in the troposphere and lower stratosphere associated with a jet stream exit region

Annales Geophysicae

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 115-121

  Thomas, L ^a   Worthington, R M ^a   McDonald, A J ^a  

^a ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Meteorology and atmospheric dynamics (mesoscale meteorology; middle atmosphere dynamics; waves and tides)

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033480548     PISSN: 09927689     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00585-999-0115-4     Document Type: Article

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