Revised atmospheric excitation function series related to Earth's variable rotation under consideration of surface topography

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 111, Issue 12, 2006, Pages

  Zhou, Y H ^a,b   Salstein, D A ^b,c   Chen, J L ^d  

^a CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

^b ATMOSPHERIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH   (United States)

^c NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^d The University of Texas at Austin   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC MOVEMENTS; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; BOUNDARY LAYERS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EARTH ATMOSPHERE; SURFACE TOPOGRAPHY;

ANGULAR MOMENTUM; ATMOSPHERIC MOTION; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; EARTH ROTATION; SURFACE PRESSURE; TOPOGRAPHIC EFFECT; WIND FIELD;

EID: 33750625126     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2005JD006608     Document Type: Article

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