MF radar observations of 6.5-day wave in the equatorial mesosphere and lower thermosphere

Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics

Volumn 66, Issue 6-9, 2004, Pages 507-515

  Kishore, P ^a   Namboothiri, S P ^a   Igarashi, K ^a   Gurubaran, S ^b   Sridharan, S ^b   Rajaram, R ^b   Venkat Ratnam, M ^c  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^b INDIAN INSTITUTE OF GEOMAGNETISM   (India)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Equatorial dynamics; Mesosphere; Nonlinear interaction; Planetary waves

Indexed keywords

MESOSPHERE; PLANETARY WAVE; RADAR; THERMOSPHERE; WIND PROFILE;

ASIA; EURASIA; INDIA; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 2442711332     PISSN: 13646826     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jastp.2004.01.026     Document Type: Article

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