Lidar temperature measurements of gravity waves over Kühlungsborn (54°N) from 1 to 105 km: A winter-summer comparison

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 111, Issue 24, 2006, Pages

  Rauthe, M ^a   Gerding, M ^a   Hoffner J ^a   Lubken F J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROSTOCK   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; GRAVITY WAVES; OPTICAL RADAR; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT;

AMPLITUDE; FLUX MEASUREMENT; GRAVITY WAVE; LIDAR; MESOSPHERE; POLARIZATION; STRATOSPHERE; TEMPERATURE PROFILE; WAVE ENERGY; WAVE PROPAGATION; WAVELENGTH;

CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; GERMANY; KUHLUNGSBORN; MECKLENBURG-WEST POMERANIA;

EID: 34547841949     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2006JD007354     Document Type: Article

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