Gravity wave dynamics and effects in the middle atmosphere

Reviews of Geophysics

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2003, Pages

  Fritts, David C ^a   Alexander, M Joan ^a  

^a Northwest Research Associates ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Gravity wave instability; Gravity waves; Middle atmosphere dynamics; Turbulence; Wave mean flow interactions; Wave wave interactions

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC DYNAMICS; GRAVITY WAVE; MESOSPHERE;

EID: 0038711059     PISSN: 87551209     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2001RG000106     Document Type: Article

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