Morphology of gravity-wave energy as observed from 4 years (1998-2001) of high vertical resolution U.S. radiosonde data

Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres

Volumn 108, Issue 16, 2003, Pages

  Wang, Ling ^a   Geller, Marvin A ^a  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Gravity wave climatology; Gravity waves; Lower stratosphere waves; Troposphere waves; Wave variability

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC WAVE; EL NINO-SOUTHERN OSCILLATION; GRAVITY WAVE; QUASI-BIENNIAL OSCILLATION; STRATOSPHERE; TROPOSPHERE;

NORTH AMERICA; ROCKY MOUNTAINS;

EID: 1342332650     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2002jd002786     Document Type: Article

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