Gravity wave spectra, directions and wave interactions: Global MLT-MFR network

Earth, Planets and Space

Volumn 51, Issue 7-8, 1999, Pages 543-562

  Manson, Alan H ^c   Meek, Chris E ^c   Hall, Chris ^c   Hocking, Wayne K ^c   MacDougall, John ^c   Franke, Steven ^c   Igarashi, Kiyoshi ^a   Riggin, Dennis ^b   Fritts, David C ^c   Vincent, Robert A ^c  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^b Colorado Research Associates ^*  (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC DYNAMICS; GRAVITY WAVE; WIND-WAVE INTERACTION; AZIMUTH; JET FLOW; MESOSPHERE; WAVE PROPAGATION; WAVE SPECTRUM; WAVE-WAVE INTERACTION; WIND VELOCITY; WIND WAVE; ZONAL WIND;

EID: 6744237806     PISSN: 13438832     EISSN: 18805981     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/BF03353214     Document Type: Article

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