A comparison between CRISTA satellite data and Warner and McIntyre gravity wave parameterization scheme: Horizontal and vertical wavelength filtering of gravity wave momentum flux

Advances in Space Research

Volumn 35, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 2017-2023

  Ern, M ^a   Preusse, P ^a   Warner, C D ^b  

^a FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM JÜLICH   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Gravity wave parameterization scheme; Gravity waves; Momentum flux; Satellite measurements; Stratosphere

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; CORRELATION METHODS; DATA ACQUISITION; GRAVITY WAVES; OPTICAL INSTRUMENTS; UPPER ATMOSPHERE;

GRAVITY WAVE PARAMETRIZATION SCHEME; MOMENTUM FLUX; SATELLITE MEASUREMENTS;

SATELLITES;

EID: 25844469299     PISSN: 02731177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.asr.2005.04.109     Document Type: Conference Paper

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