Modulation of upper mesospheric temperature inversions due to tidal-gravity wave interactions

Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics

Volumn 64, Issue 8-11, 2002, Pages 915-922

  Sica, R J ^a   Thayaparan, T ^b   Argall, P S ^a   Russell, A T ^a   Hocking, W K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b DEFENCE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Gravity waves; Inversion; Lidar; Mesosphere; Temperature

Indexed keywords

GRAVITY WAVE; MESOSPHERE; TEMPERATURE INVERSION; TEMPERATURE PROFILE;

EID: 0036071768     PISSN: 13646826     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1364-6826(02)00046-9     Document Type: Article

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