MF radar observations of terdiurnal tide in the mesosphere and lower thermosphere at Wakkanai (45.4°N,141.7°E), Japan

Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics

Volumn 66, Issue 3-4, 2004, Pages 241-250

  Namboothiri, S P ^a   Kishore, P ^a   Murayama, Y ^a   Igarashi, K ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Climatology; MF radar; Middle atmosphere dynamics; Waves and tides

Indexed keywords

MESOSPHERE; RADAR; SEMIDIURNAL TIDE; THERMOSPHERE;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; JAPAN;

EID: 1542290648     PISSN: 13646826     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jastp.2003.09.010     Document Type: Article

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