Using PFISR measurements and gravity wave dissipative theory to determine the neutral, background thermospheric winds

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2008, Pages

  Vadas, Sharon L ^a   Nicolls, Michael J ^b  

^a NorthWest Research Associates ^*  (United States)

^b SRI INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; DISPERSION (WAVES); GRAVITY WAVES; WAVE PROPAGATION; WIND;

ADVANCED MODULAR INCOHERENT SCATTER RADAR (AMISR); ATMOSPHERIC GRAVITY WAVE; POKER FLAT INCOHERENT SCATTER RADAR (PFISR); THERMOSPHERIC WINDS;

GEOPHYSICS;

DISSIPATION; GRAVITY WAVE; THERMOSPHERE; WAVE DISPERSION; WAVE PROPAGATION; WAVELENGTH; WIND WAVE;

ALASKA; NORTH AMERICA; POKER FLAT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 40849120777     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2007GL031522     Document Type: Article

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