Variations of the mean winds and diurnal tides in the mesosphere and lower thermosphere observed by WINDII from 1992 to 1996

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 32, Issue 14, 2005, Pages 1-4

  Zhang, Shengpan P ^a   Shepherd, Gordon G ^a  

^a YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION; CLIMATE CHANGE; IMAGING SYSTEMS; INTERFEROMETERS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MEASUREMENTS; METEOROLOGICAL INSTRUMENTS; SOLAR RADIATION; WEATHER SATELLITES; WIND;

DIURNAL TIDES; LOWER THERMOSPHERE; MESOSPHERE; SOLAR CYCLE; WIND IMAGING INTERFEROMETER; WIND MEASUREMENTS;

ATMOSPHERIC MOVEMENTS;

MESOSPHERE; THERMOSPHERE; ZONAL WIND;

HELIOTHIS ZEA VIRUS 1;

EID: 25444457319     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2005GL023293     Document Type: Article

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