The importance of spatial variability in the generation of secondary gravity waves from local body forces

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 29, Issue 20, 2002, Pages

  Vadas, Sharon L ^a   Fritts, David C ^a  

^a NORTHWEST RESEARCH ASSOCIATES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FIGHTER AIRCRAFT; IONOSPHERE; LIGHT VELOCITY; SHEAR WAVES;

GLOBAL MODELS; GROUP VELOCITIES; LOWER THERMOSPHERE; MIDDLE ATMOSPHERE; MOMENTUM FLUX; PHASE SPEED; SECONDARY WAVES; SPATIAL VARIABILITY;

GRAVITATION;

EID: 0037110217     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: 19448007     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2002GL015574     Document Type: Article

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