Measurements of atmospheric stability in the mesopause region at starfire optical range, NM

Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics

Volumn 65, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 219-232

  Zhao, Yucheng ^a   Liu, Alan Z ^b   Gardner, Chester S ^b  

^a UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Dynamic instability; Gravity wave; Na lidar; Static instability

Indexed keywords

GRAVITY WAVE; INSTABILITY; LIDAR; MESOPAUSE; SEASONAL VARIATION;

EID: 0037246720     PISSN: 13646826     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1364-6826(02)00288-2     Document Type: Article

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