The 6.5-day wave and its seasonal variability in the middle and upper atmosphere

Journal of Geophysical Research D: Atmospheres

Volumn 109, Issue 21, 2004, Pages

  Liu, H L ^a   Talaat, E R ^b   Roble, R G ^a   Lieberman, Ruth S ^c   Riggin, D M ^c   Yee, J H ^b  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NorthWest Research Associates Inc ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

2 day wave; 6.5 day wave; Mesosphere; Planetary wave; Variability

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC WAVE; MIDDLE ATMOSPHERE; PLANETARY WAVE; SEASONAL VARIATION; UPPER ATMOSPHERE;

EID: 13244270270     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2004JD004795     Document Type: Article

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