Turbulence measurements and implications for gravity wave dissipation during the MaCWAVE/MIDAS rocket program

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 31, Issue 24, 2004, Pages 1-5

  Rapp, M ^a   Strelnikov, B ^a   Mullemann A ^a   Lubken F J ^a   Fritts, D C ^b  

^a LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE OF ATMOSPHERIC PHYSICS   (Germany)

^b Colorado Research Associates ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

0342 Atmospheric composition and structure: Middle atmosphere Energy deposition; 3319 Meteorology and atmospheric dynamics: General circulation; 3332 Meteorology and atmospheric dynamics: Mesospheric dynamics; 3379 Meteorology and atmospheric dynamics: Turbulence; 3384 Meteorology and atmospheric dynamics: Waves and tides

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC TURBULENCE; EARTH ATMOSPHERE; ENERGY DISSIPATION; ROCKETS;

THERMAL STRUCTURE; TURBULENCE MEASUREMENT; WAVE BREAKING;

GRAVITY WAVES;

GRAVITY WAVE; MESOSPHERE; POLAR METEOROLOGY; SUMMER; TURBULENCE;

EID: 13244250183     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2003GL019325     Document Type: Article

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