Interannual variability of mesospheric mean winds observed with the MU radar

Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics

Volumn 61, Issue 15, 1999, Pages 1111-1122

  Namboothiri, S P ^a,b   Tsuda, T ^a   Nakamura, T ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDDY; ENERGY DISSIPATION; MESOSPHERE; RADAR;

JAPAN;

EID: 0033512558     PISSN: 13646826     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1364-6826(99)00076-0     Document Type: Article

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