Mesospheric planetary waves over Antarctica during 2002

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 32, Issue 21, 2005, Pages 1-4

  Espy, P J ^a   Hibbins, R E ^a   Riggin, D M ^b   Fritts, D C ^b  

^a BRITISH ANTARCTIC SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

^b Colorado Research Associates ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLOBAL WARMING; METEOROLOGICAL RADAR; UPPER ATMOSPHERE; WIND;

ATMOSPHERIC RADARS; MESOSPHERIC PLANETARY WAVES; WIND MEASUREMENTS;

METEOROLOGY;

MESOSPHERE; PLANETARY WAVE; RADAR IMAGERY;

ANTARCTICA;

EID: 29444439979     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2005GL023886     Document Type: Article

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