Parameters of internal gravity waves in the mesosphere-lower thermosphere region derived from meteor radar wind measurements

Annales Geophysicae

Volumn 23, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 3431-3437

  Oleynikov, A N ^a   Jacobi, Ch ^b   Sosnovchik, D M ^a  

^a KHARKIV NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF RADIO ELECTRONICS   (Ukraine)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Meteorology and atmospheric dynamics (Middle atmosphere dynamics; Waves and tides; Instruments and techniques)

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC DYNAMICS; GRAVITY WAVE; RADAR;

EID: 30844452207     PISSN: 09927689     EISSN: 14320576     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/angeo-23-3431-2005     Document Type: Article

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