Gravity wave activity in the mesopause region from airglow measurements at El Leoncito

Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics

Volumn 66, Issue 6-9, 2004, Pages 655-661

  Reisin, Esteban R ^a   Scheer, Jürgen ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE ASTRONOMÍA Y FÍSICA DEL ESPACIO   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Airglow; Atmospheric dynamics; Gravity waves; Mesopause region; Wave activity

Indexed keywords

AIRGLOW; GRAVITY WAVE; MESOPAUSE; SEASONAL VARIATION;

EID: 2442663931     PISSN: 13646826     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jastp.2004.01.017     Document Type: Article

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