Direct numerical simulation of VHF radar measurements of turbulence in the mesosphere

Radio Science

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 783-798

  Gibson Wilde, Dorothy ^a   Werne, Joseph ^a   Fritts, David ^a   Hill, Reginald ^b  

^a Colorado Research Associates ^*  (United States)

^b NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC TURBULENCE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EARTH ATMOSPHERE; FREQUENCIES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; STABILITY; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

DIRECT NUMERICAL SIMULATION; KELVIN-HELMHOLTZ INSTABILITY; MESOSPHERIC TURBULENCE; VERY HIGH FREQUENCY RADAR;

RADAR;

EID: 0034187393     PISSN: 00486604     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1999RS002269     Document Type: Article

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