The quasi 5-day signal in the mesospheric water vapor concentration at high latitudes in 2003-a comparison between observations at ALOMAR and calculations

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 113, Issue 4, 2008, Pages

  Sonnemann, G R ^a,b   Hartogh, P ^b   Grygalashvyly, M ^a   Li, Song ^b   Berger, U ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROSTOCK   (Germany)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR SONNENSYSTEMFORSCHUNG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLOUDS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; WATER VAPOR; WIND;

AIR TEMPERATURE; ANNUAL VARIATION; ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); LATITUDE; MESOSPHERE; MIXING RATIO; POLAR MESOSPHERE SUMMER ECHO; POLAR MESOSPHERIC CLOUD; ROSSBY WAVE; WATER VAPOR; WIND;

CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; GERMANY; KUHLUNGSBORN; MECKLENBURG-WEST POMERANIA; NORTHERN EUROPE; NORWAY; SCANDINAVIA;

EID: 42549144949     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2007JD008875     Document Type: Article

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