Eikonal simulations for the formation and the maintenance of atmospheric gravity wave spectra

Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres

Volumn 107, Issue 12, 2002, Pages

  Hertzog, Albert ^a   Souprayen, Claude ^b   Hauchecorne, Alain ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Gravity wave; Quasi universal spectra; Ray tracing; Wave refraction

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC WAVE; GRAVITY WAVE; RAY TRACING;

EID: 17044447180     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2001jd000815     Document Type: Article

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