VHF profiler observations of winds and waves in the troposphere during the Darwin Area Wave Experiment (DAWEX)

Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres

Volumn 109, Issue 20, 2004, Pages

  Vincent, Robert A ^a   MacKinnon, Andrew ^a   Reid, Iain M ^a   Alexander, M J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b Colorado Research Associates ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Convection; Gravity waves; VHF radar

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC DYNAMICS; ATMOSPHERIC WAVE; GRAVITY WAVE; TROPOSPHERE; WIND PROFILE;

EID: 11844282723     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2004JD004714     Document Type: Article

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