Modeling the temperature of the polar mesopause region: Part II-Intra-seasonal monthly oscillations

Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics

Volumn 71, Issue 3-4, 2009, Pages 508-517

  Mayr, Hans G ^a   Mengel, John G ^b   Huang, Frank T ^c   Bailey, Scott M ^d  

^a NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^b SCIENCE SYSTEMS AND APPLICATIONS INC   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^d VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Intra seasonal oscillations (ISO); Middle atmosphere dynamics; Polar mesospheric clouds (PMC); Theoretical modeling; Wave interactions

Indexed keywords

CLOUDS; DIGITAL STORAGE; DYNAMICS; GRAVITATIONAL EFFECTS; MOTION ESTIMATION; NITRIC OXIDE; OSCILLATORS (MECHANICAL); TROPICAL ENGINEERING;

INTRA-SEASONAL OSCILLATIONS (ISO); MIDDLE ATMOSPHERE DYNAMICS; POLAR MESOSPHERIC CLOUDS (PMC); THEORETICAL MODELING; WAVE INTERACTIONS;

THREE DIMENSIONAL;

EID: 62549085596     PISSN: 13646826     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jastp.2008.09.037     Document Type: Article

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