Evidence of damping and overturning of gravity waves in the Arctic mesosphere: Na lidar and OH temperature observations

Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics

Volumn 66, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 867-879

  Collins, Richard L ^a   Smith, Roger W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

Author keywords

Gravity wave dynamics; Hydroxyl temperatures; Mesospheric sodium layer; Resonance lidar

Indexed keywords

DAMPING; GRAVITY WAVE; HYDROXYL RADICAL; MESOSPHERE; OVERTURN;

EID: 2342452590     PISSN: 13646826     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jastp.2004.01.038     Document Type: Article

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