Comparison of gravity wave momentum fluxes estimated by different methods using mesosphere-stratosphere-troposphere radar

Radio Science

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 1-9

  Dutta, Gopa ^a   Bapiraju, B ^b   Rao, P V ^c   Sheeba, A I ^a   Kumar, M C Ajay ^d   Balasubrahmanyam, P ^a   Basha, H Aleem ^a  

^a Anwarul uloom College   (India)

^b Joginapally Bhaskararao Institute of Engineering and Technology   (India)

^c VASAVI COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING   (India)

^d Jaya Prakash Narayan College of Engineering   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; RADAR; WIND POWER;

MERIDIONAL FLUXES; MOMENTUM FLUXES; SHEAR ZONES; SYMMETRIC BEAM METHODS;

GRAVITY WAVES;

EID: 27544478648     PISSN: 00486604     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2004RS003031     Document Type: Article

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