Properties of QBO and SAO generated by gravity waves

Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics

Volumn 62, Issue 13, 2000, Pages 1135-1154

  Mayr, H G ^a   Mengel, J G ^b   Reddy, C A ^c   Chan, K L ^d   Porter, H S ^e  

^a NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^b SM and A Corporation   (United States)

^c Hong Kong University of Science and Technology ^*  (United States)

^d HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Hong Kong)

^e FURMAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

QBO; SAO; Wave filtering

Indexed keywords

GRAVITY WAVE; OSCILLATION; QUASI-BIENNIAL OSCILLATION; TROPOSPHERE; ZONAL FLOW;

EID: 0033758560     PISSN: 13646826     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1364-6826(00)00103-6     Document Type: Article

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