Tidal modulation of the gravity-wave momentum flux in the Antarctic mesosphere

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 31, Issue 11, 2004, Pages

  Espy, P J ^a   Jones, G O L ^a   Swenson, G R ^b   Tang, J ^b   Taylor, M J ^c  

^a BRITISH ANTARCTIC SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

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

^c UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERICS; CORRELATION METHODS; TIDES; WIND EFFECTS;

SEMI AIRGLOW IMAGER DATA; SEMI-DIURNAL OSCILLATIONS; VERTICAL FLUXES;

GRAVITY WAVES;

ATMOSPHERIC DYNAMICS; GRAVITY WAVE; TIDAL CONSTANT; WIND VELOCITY;

EID: 4143124522     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2004GL019624     Document Type: Article

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