Analysis of a temperature inversion event in the lower mesosphere

Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres

Volumn 109, Issue 2, 2004, Pages

  Liu, Han Li ^a   Meriwether, John W ^b  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^b CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Gravity wave breaking; Gravity waves; Mesospheric inversion layer (MIL); Turbulence

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC WAVE; GRAVITY WAVE; MESOSPHERE; TEMPERATURE INVERSION; TURBULENCE; WAVE BREAKING;

EID: 2642567806     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2002jd003026     Document Type: Article

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