Study of mesosphere lower thermosphere (MLT) mean winds over Yamagawa (31.2°N, 130.6°E) during 1996-1998

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 105, Issue D20, 2000, Pages 24863-24870

  Kishore, P ^a   Namboothiri, S P ^a   Igarashi, K ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATOLOGY; MESOSPHERE; RADAR; SEASONAL VARIATION; THERMOSPHERE; WIND FIELD;

JAPAN; YAMAGAWA;

EID: 0034532145     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2000JD900417     Document Type: Review

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