Doppler ducting of short-period gravity waves by midlatitude tidal wind structure

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 112, Issue 3, 2007, Pages

  Snively, Jonathan B ^a   Pasko, Victor P ^a   Taylor, Michael J ^b   Hocking, Wayne K ^c  

^a The Pennsylvania State University   (United States)

^b UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

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EID: 34547998896     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2006JA011895     Document Type: Article

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