Statistics of sporadic iron layers and relation to atmospheric dynamics

Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics

Volumn 68, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 102-113

  Diettrich, Jan C ^a   Nott, Graeme J ^a   Espy, Patrick J ^a   Chu, Xinzhao ^b   Riggin, Dennis ^c  

^a BRITISH ANTARCTIC SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^c Colorado Research Associates ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Antarctic; Lidar; Sporadic iron layer

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; DYNAMICS; GRAVITATION; IRON; PERTURBATION TECHNIQUES; POTENTIAL ENERGY; PROBABILITY; STATISTICAL METHODS;

ATMOSPHERIC DYNAMICS; ATMOSPHERIC GRAVITY WAVE BREAKING; POTENTIAL ENERGY DENSITY; SPORADIC IRON LAYER;

OPTICAL RADAR;

AIR TEMPERATURE; ATMOSPHERIC DYNAMICS; IRON; LIDAR;

EID: 30344441817     PISSN: 13646826     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jastp.2005.08.008     Document Type: Article

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