The quasi 2-day wave observed in the polar mesophere: Comparison of the characteristics observed at Tromsø and Poker Flat

Journal of Geophysical Research D: Atmospheres

Volumn 108, Issue 24, 2003, Pages

  Nozawa, S ^a   Iwahashi, H ^a   Brekke, A ^b   Hall, C M ^b   Meek, C ^c   Manson, A ^c   Oyama, S ^d   Murayama, Y ^d   Fujii, R ^a  

^a NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^d National Institute of Information and Communications Technology   (Japan)

Author keywords

MF radar; Planetary wave; Poker Flat; Polar mesophere; Quasi 2 day wave; Troms

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC WAVE; MESOSPHERE; POLAR METEOROLOGY; SEASONAL VARIATION;

ALASKA; EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTH AMERICA; NORTHERN EUROPE; NORWAY; POKER FLAT; SCANDINAVIA; TROMS; TROMSO; UNITED STATES;

EID: 1642325974     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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