Intradiurnal wind variations in the midlatitude and high-latitude mesosphere and lower thermosphere

Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres

Volumn 108, Issue 4, 2003, Pages

  Kovalam, Sujata ^a   Vincent, Robert A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Atmospheric normal modes; Gravitational normal modes; Intradiurnal wind oscillations; Lamb waves in MLT region; Short period oscillations

Indexed keywords

MESOSPHERE; SPECTRAL ANALYSIS; THERMOSPHERE; WIND VELOCITY;

ADELAIDE; AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; SOUTH AUSTRALIA;

EID: 1642538420     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2002jd002500     Document Type: Article

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