The middle atmosphere

Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics

Volumn 62, Issue 17-18, 2000, Pages 1587-1601

  Shepherd, Theodore G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Mean flow interaction; Mesosphere; Stratospher; Wave

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION; MIDDLE ATMOSPHERE; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; VERTICAL PROFILE;

EID: 0034477367     PISSN: 13646826     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1364-6826(00)00114-0     Document Type: Article

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