Vertical propagation characteristics and seasonal variability of tidal wind oscillations in the MLT region over Trivandrum (8.5° N, 77° E): First results from SKiYMET Meteor Radar

Annales Geophysicae

Volumn 24, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 2877-2889

  Deepa, V ^a   Ramkumar, G ^a   Antonita, M ^a   Kumar, K K ^a   Sasi, M N ^a  

^a INDIAN SPACE RESEARCH ORGANISATION   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC TIDE; COMMUNICATION; METEOR; RADAR; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEMIDIURNAL TIDE; THERMOSPHERE; TIDAL CYCLE; VERTICAL DISTRIBUTION; WAVELENGTH; WIND VELOCITY;

ASIA; EURASIA; INDIA; KERALA; SOUTH ASIA; THIRUVANANTHAPURAM;

EID: 37849185075     PISSN: 09927689     EISSN: 14320576     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/angeo-24-2877-2006     Document Type: Article

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