Global wave activity from upper stratosphere to lower thermosphere: A new turbopause concept

Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics

Volumn 68, Issue 15, 2006, Pages 1709-1729

  Offermann, D ^a   Jarisch, M ^a   Oberheide, J ^a   Gusev, O ^a   Wohltmann, I ^b   Russell III, J M ^c   Mlynczak, M G ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WUPPERTAL   (Germany)

^b ALFRED WEGENER INSTITUTE FOR POLAR AND MARINE RESEARCH   (Germany)

^c HAMPTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d NASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Lower thermosphere; Middle atmosphere; Turbopause

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; ATMOSPHERIC TURBULENCE; INFRARED SPECTROMETERS; RADIOMETERS; VORTEX FLOW; WAVE PROPAGATION; WEATHER SATELLITES;

LOWER THERMOSPHERE; SEASONAL VARIATION; WAVE DAMPING; WAVE-TURBOPAUSE;

EARTH ATMOSPHERE;

MESOPAUSE; POTENTIAL VORTICITY; STRATOSPHERE; THERMOSPHERE; TROPOPAUSE;

EID: 33745933522     PISSN: 13646826     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jastp.2006.01.013     Document Type: Article

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