Reconstruction of the gravity wave field from convective plumes via ray tracing

Annales Geophysicae

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 147-177

  Vadas, S L ^a   Fritts, D C ^a  

^a Division of NorthWest Research Associates ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Atmospheric composition and structure; General or miscellaneous; Pressure, Density, and temperature

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; ATMOSPHERIC STRUCTURE; BOUSSINESQ EQUATION; CONVECTIVE SYSTEM; DENSITY; GRAVITY WAVE; MESOSPHERE; RAY TRACING; RECONSTRUCTION; TEMPERATURE PROFILE; THERMOSPHERE; WAVE FIELD; WIND PROFILE;

EID: 66449116788     PISSN: 09927689     EISSN: 14320576     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/angeo-27-147-2009     Document Type: Article

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