Gravity wave characteristics in the lower atmosphere at south pole

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 104, Issue D6, 1999, Pages 5963-5984

  Pfenninger, Matt ^a,b   Liu, Alan Z ^a,b   Papen, George C ^a,b   Gardner, Chester S ^a,b  

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

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BALLOON OBSERVATION; GRAVITY WAVE; STRATOSPHERE; TEMPERATURE; TROPOSPHERE; WIND;

ANTARCTICA;

EID: 0033608677     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/98JD02705     Document Type: Article

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