The influence of background winds and attenuation on the propagation of atmospheric gravity waves

Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics

Volumn 65, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 857-869

  Ding, F ^a   Wan, W ^a   Yuan, H ^a  

^a Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics   (China)

Author keywords

Attenuation; Ducted gravity wave; Internal gravity wave; Wind

Indexed keywords

GRAVITY WAVE; WAVE ATTENUATION; WAVE PROPAGATION;

EID: 0038308856     PISSN: 13646826     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1364-6826(03)00090-7     Document Type: Article

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