Characteristics of the wind, temperature and PMSE field above Davis, Antarctica

Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics

Volumn 68, Issue 3-5, 2006, Pages 418-435

  Morris, Ray J ^a   Murphy, D J ^a   Vincent, R A ^b   Holdsworth, D A ^a,b,c   Klekociuk, A R ^a   Reid, I M ^b  

^a AUSTRALIAN ANTARCTIC DIVISION   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^c Atmospheric Radar Systems   (Australia)

Author keywords

Antarctica; Mesosphere; PMSE; Temperature; VHF radar

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; RADAR MEASUREMENT; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; WEATHER SATELLITES; WIND;

MERIDIONAL WINDS; MESOSPHERE; MESOSPHERIC WINDS; POLAR MESOSPHERE SUMMER ECHOES (PMSE); SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE;

EARTH ATMOSPHERE;

AIR TEMPERATURE; ATMOSPHERIC DYNAMICS; ATMOSPHERIC TIDE; POLAR MESOSPHERE SUMMER ECHO; ZONAL WIND;

ANTARCTICA; DAVIS STATION; EAST ANTARCTICA;

EID: 32244434129     PISSN: 13646826     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jastp.2005.04.011     Document Type: Article

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