The origin of stationary planetary waves in the upper mesosphere

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 60, Issue 24, 2003, Pages 3033-3041

  Smith, Anne K ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC MOVEMENTS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; GRAVITY WAVES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; WAVE PROPAGATION;

MESOSPHERE; PLANETARY WAVES;

EARTH ATMOSPHERE;

GRAVITY WAVE; MESOSPHERE; NUMERICAL MODEL; PLANETARY WAVE; STANDING WAVE; WAVE BREAKING;

EID: 1642497511     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0469(2003)060<3033:TOOSPW>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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