Variability of mesospheric diurnal tides and tropospheric diurnal heating during 1997-1998

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 112, Issue 20, 2007, Pages

  Lieberman, Ruth S ^a   Riggin, D M ^a   Ortland, D A ^b   Nesbitt, S W ^c   Vincent, R A ^d  

^a Northwest Research Associates Colorado Research Associates Division ^*  (United States)

^b NORTHWEST RESEARCH ASSOCIATES   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC MOVEMENTS; CLIMATOLOGY; LATENT HEAT; SOLAR HEATING; TROPOSPHERE; WATER VAPOR; WIND EFFECTS;

ABSORPTION; AIR-SEA INTERACTION; ANNUAL VARIATION; DIURNAL VARIATION; EL NINO-SOUTHERN OSCILLATION; HEATING; MESOSPHERE; OCEAN TIDE; SOLAR ACTIVITY; TROPOSPHERE; WATER VAPOR;

PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (CENTRAL); PACIFIC OCEAN (EAST);

EID: 37349006117     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2007JD008578     Document Type: Article

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