Extra long period (20-40 day) oscillations in the mesospheric and lower thermospheric winds: Observations in Canada, Europe and Japan, and considerations of possible solar influences

Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics

Volumn 63, Issue 9, 2001, Pages 835-852

  Luo, Y ^a   Manson, A H ^a   Meek, C E ^a   Igarashi, K ^b   Jacobi, Ch ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

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

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

Author keywords

27 day oscillation; Mesospheric and lower thermospheric dynamics

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC DYNAMICS; MESOSPHERE; OSCILLATION; SOLAR ACTIVITY; THERMOSPHERE;

CANADA; EUROPE; JAPAN;

EID: 0034975109     PISSN: 13646826     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1364-6826(00)00206-6     Document Type: Article

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