CHAMP observations of global gravity wave fields in the troposphere and stratosphere

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 113, Issue 7, 2008, Pages

  Namboothiri, S P ^a   Jiang, J H ^b   Kishore, P ^c   Igarashi, K ^a   Ao, C O ^b   Romans, L J ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^b CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM; GRAVITY WAVES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; METEOROLOGY; TROPOSPHERE; UPPER ATMOSPHERE;

DATA SET; GPS; GRAVITY WAVE; RADIOSONDE; SEASONAL VARIATION; STRATOSPHERE; SUMMER; TEMPERATURE PROFILE; TROPOSPHERE; WAVELENGTH; WINTER;

EID: 45749086520     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2007JD008912     Document Type: Article

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