Observations and modeling of the 6-hour tide in the upper mesosphere

Journal of Geophysical Research D: Atmospheres

Volumn 109, Issue 10, 2004, Pages

  Smith, Anne K ^a   Pancheva, Dora V ^b   Mitchell, Nicholas J ^b  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^b University of Bath   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Mesosphere; Tides

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC DYNAMICS; ATMOSPHERIC TIDE; MESOSPHERE; RADAR IMAGERY; TIDAL MODELING;

EID: 4143139737     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2003JD004421     Document Type: Article

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