Airglow imaging of gravity waves 1. Results from a small network of OH night glow scanning imagers

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 106, Issue D15, 2001, Pages 17185-17203

  Stockwell, R G ^a,b   Lowe, R P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b Northwest Research Associates Inc ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIRGLOW; GRAVITY WAVE; NIGHTGLOW;

CANADA; ONTARIO;

EID: 0034829782     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2001JD900035     Document Type: Article

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