Intraseasonal oscillations in the middle atmosphere forced by gravity waves

Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics

Volumn 65, Issue 11-13, 2003, Pages 1187-1203

  Mayr, H G ^a   Mengel, J G ^b   Drob, D P ^c   Porter, H S ^d   Chan, K L ^e  

^a NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^b SCIENCE SYSTEMS AND APPLICATIONS INC   (United States)

^c NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^d FURMAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GRAVITY WAVE; MERIDIONAL CIRCULATION; MIDDLE ATMOSPHERE; OSCILLATION; SEASONALITY; ZONAL WIND;

EID: 0242414764     PISSN: 13646826     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jastp.2003.07.008     Document Type: Article

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