Cryogenic Infrared Spectrometers and Telescopes for the Atmosphere (CRISTA) observations of tracer transport by inertially unstable circulations

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 104, Issue D16, 1999, Pages 19171-19182

  Smith, Anne K ^a,c   Riese, Martin ^b  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WUPPERTAL   (Germany)

^c NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION; INSTABILITY; KELVIN WAVE; MESOSPHERE; PLANETARY WAVE; SPECTROMETER; STRATOSPHERE;

EID: 0033609584     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1999JD900274     Document Type: Article

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