Comparison of gravity wave activity observed by airglow imaging at two different latitudes in Brazil

Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics

Volumn 66, Issue 6-9, 2004, Pages 647-654

  Medeiros, A F ^a   Buriti, R A ^a   Machado, E A ^a   Takahashi, H ^b   Batista, P P ^b   Gobbi, D ^b   Taylor, M J ^c  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINA GRANDE   (Brazil)

^b INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PESQUISAS ESPACIAIS   (Brazil)

^c UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Airglow; Gravity wave; Imager; Winds

Indexed keywords

AIRGLOW; GRAVITY WAVE; WAVE PROPAGATION; WIND PROFILE;

BRAZIL; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 2442702753     PISSN: 13646826     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jastp.2004.01.016     Document Type: Article

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