First observational evidence of the modulation of gravity wave activity in the low latitude middle atmosphere by equatorial waves

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2002, Pages

  Parameswaran, K ^a   Rajeev, K ^a   Sasi, M N ^a   Ramkumar, Geetha ^a   Krishna Murthy, B V ^b,c  

^a INDIAN SPACE RESEARCH ORGANISATION   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KERALA   (India)

^c ANNA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GRAVITY WAVES; IONOSPHERE; MODULATION; POTENTIAL ENERGY;

ENERGY PER UNIT MASS; EQUATORIAL WAVES; LOWER STRATOSPHERE; MEASUREMENTS OF; MERIDIONAL WINDS; MIDDLE ATMOSPHERE; MODULATION OF GRAVITY WAVES; PERIODIC FLUCTUATIONS;

GRAVITATION;

EID: 0037088824     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: 19448007     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2001GL013625     Document Type: Article

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