Measurements of the effects of gravity waves in the middle atmosphere using parametric models of density fluctuations. Part II: Energy dissipation and eddy diffusion

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 56, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 1330-1343

  Sica, Robert J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC DENSITY; ATMOSPHERIC TURBULENCE; DIFFUSION; ENERGY DISSIPATION; GRAVITATIONAL EFFECTS; GRAVITY WAVES; OPTICAL RADAR; UPPER ATMOSPHERE;

DENSITY FLUCTUATIONS; EDDY DIFFUSION; PARAMETRIC MODELS;

ATMOSPHERIC SPECTRA;

DENSITY; ENERGY DISSIPATION; GRAVITY WAVE; MIDDLE ATMOSPHERE; MODELING; TURBULENT DIFFUSION; WAVE SPECTRUM;

EID: 0033562216     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0469(1999)056<1330:MOTEOG>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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