Simulated breaking of convectively generated mesoscale gravity waves and airglow modulation

Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics

Volumn 66, Issue 6-9, 2004, Pages 755-767

  Horinouchi, Takeshi ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Airglow; Cumulus convection; Gravity waves; Mesoscale meteorological model; Mesosphere and lower thermosphere region; Wave breaking

Indexed keywords

AIRGLOW; GRAVITY WAVE; MESOSCALE METEOROLOGY; MESOSPHERE; THERMOSPHERE; WAVE BREAKING;

EID: 2442670192     PISSN: 13646826     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jastp.2004.01.023     Document Type: Article

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