Two-day wave observations of UARS Microwave Limb Sounder mesospheric water vapor and temperature

Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres

Volumn 108, Issue 10, 2003, Pages

  Limpasuvan, Varavut ^a   Wu, Dong L ^b  

^a Wall College of Business   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Mesosphere temperature; Mesosphere water vapor; Mesospheric waves; Middle atmosphere dynamics; Two day wave

Indexed keywords

DISTURBANCE; MESOSPHERE; TEMPERATURE; WATER VAPOR; WAVE ACTION;

EID: 1342309662     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2002jd002903     Document Type: Article

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