Gravity wave spectra from GPS/MET occultation observations

Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 495-503

  Steiner, Andrea K ^a   Kirchengast, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRAZ   (Austria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC DYNAMICS; GPS; GRAVITY WAVE; SPECTRA;

EID: 0034128194     PISSN: 07390572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0426(2000)017<0495:GWSFGM>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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