Long-range propagation and scattering of low-frequency sound pulses in the middle atmosphere

Meteorology and Atmospheric Physics

Volumn 85, Issue 1-3, 2004, Pages 47-60

  Kulichkov, Sergey N ^a  

^a OBUKHOV INSTITUTE OF ATMOSPHERIC PHYSICS   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MIDDLE ATMOSPHERE; SOUND SCATTERING; WAVE PROPAGATION;

EID: 1642351215     PISSN: 01777971     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00703-003-0033-z     Document Type: Article

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