Small-scale gravity waves in ER-2 MMS/MTP wind and temperature measurements during CRYSTAL-FACE

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 1091-1104

  Wang, L ^a   Alexander, M J ^a   Bui, T P ^b   Mahoney, M J ^c  

^a Colorado Research Associates Div ^*  (United States)

^b NASA AMES RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^c CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GRAVITY WAVE; PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION; TEMPERATURE GRADIENT; WIND MEASUREMENT;

EID: 33646475523     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-6-1091-2006     Document Type: Article

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