Observation of 6.5-day waves in the MLT region over Wuhan

Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics

Volumn 70, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 41-48

  Jiang, G ^a,b,c   Xiong, J ^a   Wan, W ^a   Ning, B ^a   Liu, L ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^b CENTER FOR SPACE SCIENCE AND APPLIED RESEARCH   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

6.5 day waves; Mesosphere and lower thermosphere; Mesospheric dynamics; Planetary waves

Indexed keywords

METEOROLOGY; WIND EFFECTS;

CHINA; MESOSPHERE AND LOWER THERMOSPHERE; MESOSPHERIC DYNAMICS; PLANETARY WAVES;

ATMOSPHERIC MOVEMENTS;

EID: 37349038274     PISSN: 13646826     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jastp.2007.09.008     Document Type: Article

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