Climatology and modeling of quasi-monochromatic atmospheric gravity waves observed over Urbana Illinois

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 106, Issue D6, 2001, Pages 5181-5195

  Hecht, J H ^a   Walterscheid, R L ^a   Hickey, M P ^b   Franke, S J ^c  

^a AEROSPACE CORPORATION   (United States)

^b CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIRGLOW; CLIMATE MODELING; GRAVITY WAVE;

ADELAIDE; AUSTRALIA; ILLINOIS; SOUTH AUSTRALIA; UNITED STATES; URBANA;

EID: 0034958053     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2000JD900722     Document Type: Article

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