Observation and backward trajectory of an inertio-gravity wave in the lower stratosphere

Annales Geophysicae

Volumn 19, Issue 9, 2001, Pages 1141-1155

  Hertzog, A ^a,b   Souprayen, C ^a   Hauchecorne, A ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b ECOLE POLYTECHNIQUE   (France)

Author keywords

Meteorology and atmospherid dynamics, mesoscale meteorology, waves and tides, instruments and techniques

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035643138     PISSN: 09927689     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/angeo-19-1141-2001     Document Type: Article

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