Interannual variations of the mean wind and gravity wave variances in the middle atmosphere over Hawaii

Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics

Volumn 66, Issue 6-9, 2004, Pages 637-645

  Gavrilov, Nikolai M ^a   Riggin, Dennis M ^b   Fritts, David C ^b  

^a ST PETERSBURG STATE UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

^b North West Research Association ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Atmosphere; Climatology; Dynamics; El Ni o; Gravity waves; Medium frequency radar

Indexed keywords

ANNUAL VARIATION; GRAVITY WAVE; MIDDLE ATMOSPHERE; WIND PROFILE;

HAWAII [(ISL) HAWAIIAN ISLANDS]; HAWAII [UNITED STATES]; HAWAIIAN ISLANDS; NORTH AMERICA; PACIFIC ISLANDS; PACIFIC OCEAN; UNITED STATES;

EID: 2442666417     PISSN: 13646826     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jastp.2004.01.015     Document Type: Article

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