Horizontal wind disturbances induced by inertial instability in the equatorial middle atmosphere as seen in rocketsonde observations

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 107, Issue 14, 2002, Pages

  Hayashi, Hiroo ^a,c,e   Shiotani, Masato ^a,d   Gille, John C ^b  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTY   (United States)

^d KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^e NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Equatorial stratosphere; Inertial instability; LIMS; Planetary wave breaking; Rocketsonde

Indexed keywords

EID: 36448945133     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2001jd000922     Document Type: Article

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