Average statistical characteristics of long gravity waves observed with the middle and upper atmosphere radar in the mesosphere

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 105, Issue D7, 2000, Pages 9365-9379

  Gavrilov, N M ^a   Fukao, S ^b   Nakamura, T ^b  

^a ST PETERSBURG STATE UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

^b KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPLITUDE; GRAVITY WAVE; WAVELENGTH;

JAPAN;

EID: 0033788089     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1999JD901092     Document Type: Article

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