Observations of gravity waves in the upper and lower stratosphere by lidar and ozonesondes

Annales Geophysicae

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 309-314

  Mitchell, N J ^a   McDonald, A J ^a   Reid, S J ^a,b   Price, J D ^a  

^a ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE FOR AIR RESEARCH   (Norway)

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EID: 2842572571     PISSN: 09927689     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00585-996-0309-y     Document Type: Article

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