Quasi-monochromatic inertia-gravity waves in the lower stratosphere from MST radar observations

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 111, Issue 19, 2006, Pages

  Nastrom, G D ^a   Eaton, F D ^b  

^a ST CLOUD STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; CURVE FITTING; GRAVITY WAVES; METEOROLOGICAL RADAR; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; UPPER ATMOSPHERE; WIND;

GRAVITY WAVE; INERTIA; LEAST SQUARES METHOD; RADAR; SPECTRAL ANALYSIS; STRATOSPHERE;

CALIFORNIA; NEW MEXICO; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WHITE SANDS MISSILE RANGE;

EID: 34547982291     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2006JD007335     Document Type: Article

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