Characteristics of gravity waves with short vertical wavelengths observed with radiosonde and GPS occultation during DAWEX (Darwin Area Wave Experiment)

Journal of Geophysical Research D: Atmospheres

Volumn 109, Issue 20, 2004, Pages

  Tsuda, Toshitaka ^a   Ratnam, M Venkat ^a   May, Peter T ^b   Alexander, M Joan ^c   Vincent, Robert A ^d   MacKinnon, Andrew ^d  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b BUREAU OF METEOROLOGY RESEARCH CENTRE   (Australia)

^c Div Northwest Research Associates ^*  (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

GPS occultation; Gravity wave; Radiosonde

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC DYNAMICS; ATMOSPHERIC WAVE; GRAVITY WAVE; KINETIC ENERGY; RADIOSONDE;

EID: 11844294005     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2004JD004946     Document Type: Article

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