Parameters of the fine density structure in the stratosphere obtained from spacecraft observations of stellar scintillations

Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres

Volumn 108, Issue 5, 2003, Pages

  Gurvich, A S ^a   Chunchuzov, I P ^a  

^a OBUKHOV INSTITUTE OF ATMOSPHERIC PHYSICS   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Anisotropic inhomogeneities; Internal wave spectrum; Nonlinear model; Scintillation; Turbulence

Indexed keywords

DENSITY; LIGHT SCATTERING; STRATOSPHERE;

EID: 0347269136     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2002jd002281     Document Type: Article

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