Energy deposition and turbulent dissipation owing to gravity waves in the mesosphere

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 54-68

  Becker, Erich ^a   Schmitz, Gerhard ^a  

^a LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE OF ATMOSPHERIC PHYSICS   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATOLOGY; ENERGY CONSERVATION; ENERGY DISSIPATION; GRAVITY WAVES; SHEAR STRESS; THERMODYNAMICS; TURBULENCE; WAVE PROPAGATION;

HEAT BUDGETS;

EARTH ATMOSPHERE;

DISSIPATION; GRAVITY WAVE; HEAT BUDGET; MESOSPHERE; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 0036326482     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0469(2002)059<0054:EDATDO>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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