Seasonal variations in the horizontal wind structure from 0-100 km above Rothera station, Antarctica (67° S, 68° W)

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 5, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 2973-2980

  Hibbins, R E ^a   Shanklin, J D ^a   Espy, P J ^a   Jarvis, M J ^a   Riggin, D M ^b   Fritts, D C ^b   Lubken F J ^c  

^a BRITISH ANTARCTIC SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

^b Colorado Research Associates ^*  (United States)

^c LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE OF ATMOSPHERIC PHYSICS   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MESOSPHERE; SEASONAL VARIATION; THERMOSPHERE; WIND DIRECTION; WIND MEASUREMENT; ZONAL WIND;

ADELAIDE ISLAND; ANTARCTIC PENINSULA; ANTARCTICA; ROTHERA POINT; WEST ANTARCTICA;

EID: 30344435915     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-5-2973-2005     Document Type: Article

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