Characterization of acoustic-gravity waves in the upper thermosphere using Dynamics Explorer 2 Wind and Temperature Spectrometer (WATS) and Neutral Atmosphere Composition Spectrometer (NACS) data

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 107, Issue A12, 2002, Pages

  Innis, J L ^a,b   Conde, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

^b AUSTRALIAN ANTARCTIC DIVISION   (Australia)

Author keywords

Acoustic gravity waves; High latitude thermosphere

Indexed keywords

EID: 33750616322     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2002JA009370     Document Type: Article

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