Excitation of transient waves by localized episodic heating in the tropics and their propagation into the middle atmosphere

Journal of the Meteorological Society of Japan

Volumn 74, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 189-210

  Horinouchi, Takeshi ^a   Yoden, Shigeo ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

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EID: 0040454929     PISSN: 00261165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2151/jmsj1965.74.2_189     Document Type: Article

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