Gravity wave transports and their effects on the large-scale circulation of the upper mesosphere and lower thermosphere

Advances in Space Research

Volumn 27, Issue 10, 2001, Pages 1713-1721

  Walterscheid, R L ^a  

^a AEROSPACE CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; HEAT TRANSFER; THERMAL GRADIENTS; WIND;

AIRGLOW LAYERS;

GRAVITY WAVES;

ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION; GRAVITY WAVE; MESOSPHERE; THERMOSPHERE; ZONAL WIND;

EID: 0034816440     PISSN: 02731177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0273-1177(01)00298-8     Document Type: Article

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