Excitation of ducted gravity waves in the lower thermosphere by tropospheric sources

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 113, Issue 6, 2008, Pages

  Snively, Jonathan B ^a,b   Pasko, Victor P ^a  

^a The Pennsylvania State University   (United States)

^b UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 50349101355     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2007JA012693     Document Type: Article

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