Concurrent OH imager and sodium temperature/wind lidar observation of localized ripples over northern Colorado

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 110, Issue 13, 2005, Pages

  Li, Tao ^a   She, C Y ^a   Williams, Bifford P ^a   Yuan, Tao ^a   Collins, Richard L ^b,d   Kieffaber, Lois M ^c   Peterson, Alan W ^c  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^b University of Alaska Fairbanks   (United States)

^c Whitworth College   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GRAVITY WAVES; OPTICAL RADAR; PERTURBATION TECHNIQUES; THERMAL EFFECTS; WATER WAVES; WIND; WIND EFFECTS;

HYDROXYL RADICAL; IMAGERY; LIDAR; MEASUREMENT METHOD; PERTURBATION; RIPPLE; SODIUM; WIND;

COLORADO; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33646459322     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2004JD004885     Document Type: Article

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