Vertical velocities associated with gravity waves measured in the mesosphere and lower thermosphere with the EISCAT VHF radar

Annales Geophysicae

Volumn 16, Issue 10, 1998, Pages 1367-1379

  Mitchell, N J ^a   Howells, V St C ^a  

^a ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Meteorology and atmospheric dynamics (middle atmosphere dynamics; waves and tides)

Indexed keywords

EID: 0542397543     PISSN: 09927689     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00585-998-1367-0     Document Type: Article

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