A study of the global structure of the migrating diurnal tide using generalized Hough modes

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 62, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 2684-2702

  Ortland, David A ^a  

^a NORTHWEST RESEARCH ASSOCIATES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC MOVEMENTS; GRAVITY WAVES; HOUGH TRANSFORMS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; WIND; WIND EFFECTS;

GENERALIZED HOUGH MODES; MIGRATING DIURNAL TIDE; SOLSTICE; TIDAL WINDS;

METEOROLOGY;

MESOSPHERE; SEMIDIURNAL TIDE; THERMOSPHERE;

EID: 26244458709     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JAS3501.1     Document Type: Article

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