The 16-day planetary waves: Multi-MF radar observations from the arctic to equator and comparisons with the HRDI measurements and the GSWM modelling results

Annales Geophysicae

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 691-710

  Luo, Y ^a   Manson, A H ^a   Meek, C E ^a   Meyer, C K ^a   Burrage, M D ^a   Fritts, D C ^a   Hall, C M ^a   Hocking, W K ^a   MacDougall, J ^a   Riggin, D M ^a   Vincent, R A ^a  

^a CANADA CENTRE FOR REMOTE SENSING   (Canada)

Author keywords

Meteorology and atmospheric dynamics; Middle atmosphere dynamics; Thermospheric dynamics; Waves and tides

Indexed keywords

ANNUAL VARIATION; NUMERICAL MODEL; PLANETARY WAVE; RADAR; REMOTE SENSING; SPECTRAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0036077478     PISSN: 09927689     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/angeo-20-691-2002     Document Type: Article

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