Modeling of middle atmosphere dynamics with LIMA

Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics

Volumn 70, Issue 8-9, 2008, Pages 1170-1200

  Berger, U ^a  

^a LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE OF ATMOSPHERIC PHYSICS   (Germany)

Author keywords

Middle atmosphere dynamics; Numerical modeling; Summer mesopause temperatures

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION; ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; GRAVITY WAVES; TROPOSPHERE; UPPER ATMOSPHERE; WIND;

MESOSPHERIC WIND; MIDDLE ATMOSPHERE DYNAMICS; THERMOSPHERE;

ATMOSPHERIC MOVEMENTS;

EID: 44649177623     PISSN: 13646826     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jastp.2008.02.004     Document Type: Article

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