A study into the effects of gravity wave activity on the diurnal tide and airglow emissions in the equatorial mesosphere and lower thermosphere using the Coupled Middle Atmosphere and Thermosphere (CMAT) general circulation model

Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics

Volumn 68, Issue 3-5, 2006, Pages 293-308

  England, S L ^a   Dobbin, A ^b   Harris, M J ^b   Arnold, N F ^a   Aylward, A D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Airglow; Gravity waves; Mesosphere and lower thermosphere; Tides

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC MOVEMENTS; ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MORPHOLOGY; WEATHER SATELLITES; WIND;

AIRGLOW; DIURNAL TIDE; EQUATORIAL MESOSPHERE; GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; GRAVITY WAVE BREAKING; GRAVITY WAVE DRAG; GRAVITY WAVE MOMENTUM DEPOSITION; LOWER THERMOSPHERE;

GRAVITY WAVES;

AIRGLOW; ATMOSPHERIC DYNAMICS; ATMOSPHERIC GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; ATMOSPHERIC TIDE; GRAVITY WAVE; MESOSPHERE; THERMOSPHERE;

EID: 32144456030     PISSN: 13646826     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jastp.2005.05.006     Document Type: Article

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