Statistical characteristics of gravity waves observed by an all-sky imager at Darwin, Australia

Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres

Volumn 109, Issue 20, 2004, Pages

  Suzuki, Shin ^a   Shiokawa, K ^a   Otsuka, Y ^a   Ogawa, T ^a   Wilkinson, P ^b  

^a NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b BUREAU OF METEOROLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Airglow; Gravity wave; Mesopause region

Indexed keywords

AIRGLOW; ATMOSPHERIC WAVE; GRAVITY WAVE; MESOPAUSE; WAVE PROPAGATION;

EID: 11844290646     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2003JD004336     Document Type: Article

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