Meteor radar observations of atmospheric waves in the equatorial mesosphere/lower thermosphere over Ascension Island

Annales Geophysicae

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 387-404

  Pancheva, D ^a   Mitchell, N J ^a   Younger, P T ^a  

^a University of Bath   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Meteorology and atmospheric dynamics (middle atmosphere dynamics, waves and tides)

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC DYNAMICS; ATMOSPHERIC WAVE; KELVIN WAVE; MESOSPHERE; RADAR IMAGERY; THERMOSPHERE; ZONAL WIND;

ASCENSION ISLAND; ATLANTIC ISLANDS; ATLANTIC OCEAN;

EID: 1342267587     PISSN: 09927689     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/angeo-22-387-2004     Document Type: Article

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