Latitudinal variations observed in gravity waves with short vertical wavelengths

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 59, Issue 8, 2002, Pages 1394-1404

  Alexander, M Joan ^a   Tsuda, Toshitaka ^a   Vincent, Robert A ^a  

^a North West Research Associates Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GRAVITY WAVES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION;

WAVE ACTIVITY;

EARTH ATMOSPHERE;

ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; GPS; GRAVITY WAVE; PARAMETERIZATION; SPATIAL VARIATION; STRATOSPHERE;

EID: 0036092896     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0469(2002)059<1394:LVOIGW>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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