Vertical dynamical transport of mesospheric constituents by dissipating gravity waves

Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics

Volumn 66, Issue 3-4, 2004, Pages 267-275

  Liu, Alan Z ^a   Gardner, Chester S ^a  

^a University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign   (United States)

Author keywords

Eddy diffusion; Gravity waves; Na flux; Na lidar; Wave dissipation

Indexed keywords

GRAVITY WAVE; LIDAR; MESOSPHERE; VERTICAL MIXING; WAVE PROPAGATION;

EID: 1542320705     PISSN: 13646826     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jastp.2003.11.002     Document Type: Article

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