Evidence of mesospheric gravity-waves generated by orographic forcing in the troposphere

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 36, Issue 8, 2009, Pages

  Smith, Steven ^a   Baumgardner, Jeffrey ^a   Mendillo, Michael ^a  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALL-SKY; ARGENTINA; MOUNTAIN RANGES; MOUNTAIN WAVE; NIGHTGLOW EMISSION; OROGRAPHIC FORCING; PHASE SPEED; WAVE FEATURES;

ATMOSPHERIC TURBULENCE; SODIUM;

LANDFORMS;

ATMOSPHERIC FORCING; GRAVITY WAVE; MESOSPHERE; MOUNTAIN REGION; OROGRAPHIC EFFECT; TROPOSPHERE;

ANDES; ARGENTINA; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 67449116041     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2008GL036936     Document Type: Article

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