Observations of gravity wave breakdown into ripples associated with dynamical instabilities

Journal of Geophysical Research D: Atmospheres

Volumn 110, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 1-12

  Li, Feng ^a   Liu, Alan Z ^b   Swenson, Gary R ^b   Hecht, James H ^c   Robinson, Walter A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign   (United States)

^c AEROSPACE CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GRAVITY WAVE; MESOSPHERE;

ATRIPLEX PUSILLA;

EID: 21544435179     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2004JD004849     Document Type: Article

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