Zonal flow generation by internal gravity waves in the atmosphere

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 113, Issue 8, 2008, Pages

  Horton, W ^a   Kaladze, T D ^b   Van Dam, J W ^a   Garner, T W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b TBILISI STATE UNIVERSITY   (Georgia)

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EID: 55949099591     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2007JA012952     Document Type: Article

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