Atmospheric gravity wave spectra: A stochastic approach

Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres

Volumn 106, Issue D20, 2001, Pages 24071-24086

  Souprayen, Claude ^a   Vanneste, Jacques ^b   Hertzog, Albert ^c,d   Hauchecoene, Alain ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^c SERVICE D AÉRONOMIE DU CNRS   (France)

^d LABORATOIRE DE MÉTÉOROLOGIE DYNAMIQUE   (France)

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EID: 0035193711     PISSN: 2169897X     EISSN: 21698996     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2000JD000178     Document Type: Article

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