Long-term tendencies in the MLT prevailing winds and tides over Antarctica as observed by radars at Molodezhnaya, Mawson and Davis

Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics

Volumn 71, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 21-32

  Merzlyakov, E G ^a   Murphy, D J ^b   Vincent, R A ^c   Portnyagin, Yu I ^a  

^a Institute of Experimental Meteorology Science and Production Association   (Russian Federation)

^b AUSTRALIAN ANTARCTIC DIVISION   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Antarctica; Long term trends; Radar wind measurements; Structural changes

Indexed keywords

BAYESIAN NETWORKS; NICKEL COMPOUNDS; RADAR;

ANNULAR MODES; ANTARCTICA; ATMOSPHERIC VARIABILITIES; BAYESIAN; BAYESIAN APPROACHES; LONG-TERM TRENDS; MESOSPHERE/LOWER THERMOSPHERES; MULTIPLE STRUCTURAL CHANGES; NEUTRAL WINDS; NORTHERN ANNULAR MODES; PREVAILING WINDS; STABLE STATES; STRUCTURAL BREAKS; STRUCTURAL CHANGES; TIME SERIES; WIND DATUMS; WIND PARAMETERS;

RADAR MEASUREMENT;

EID: 58149459787     PISSN: 13646826     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jastp.2008.09.024     Document Type: Article

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