MF radar observations of seasonal variability of semidiurnal motions in the mesosphere at high northern and southern latitudes

Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics

Volumn 65, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 483-493

  Riggin, D M ^a   Meyer, C K ^a   Fritts, D C ^a   Jarvis, M J ^b   Murayama, Y ^c   Singer, W ^d   Vincent, R A ^e   Murphy, D J ^f  

^a Northwest Research Associates Inc ^*  (United States)

^b BRITISH ANTARCTIC SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^d LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE OF ATMOSPHERIC PHYSICS   (Germany)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^f AUSTRALIAN ANTARCTIC DIVISION   (Australia)

Author keywords

Mesosphere; MF radar; Polar; Semidiurnal; Tide; Winds

Indexed keywords

POLAR MESOSPHERE SUMMER ECHO; RADAR; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEMIDIURNAL TIDE; WAVE PROPAGATION;

EID: 0037374567     PISSN: 13646826     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1364-6826(02)00340-1     Document Type: Article

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