Satellite observations of large atmospheric gravity waves in the Mozambique Channel

International Journal of Remote Sensing

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 1161-1182

  da Silva, José C B ^a,b   Magalhães, Jorge M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

^b WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC STRUCTURE; GEODETIC SATELLITES; GRAVITY WAVES; REMOTE SENSING; WAVE PROPAGATION;

ATMOSPHERIC GRAVITY WAVES; ATMOSPHERIC SOUNDING; HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM; MOZAMBIQUE CHANNELS; PROPAGATION CHARACTERISTICS; SATELLITE OBSERVATIONS; VERTICAL STRUCTURES; WAVE PROPAGATION CONDITIONS;

SATELLITE IMAGERY;

ATMOSPHERIC STRUCTURE; ATMOSPHERIC WAVE; ENVISAT-1; GRAVITY WAVE; HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM; IN SITU MEASUREMENT; REMOTE SENSING; SATELLITE IMAGERY; WAVE PROPAGATION; WINTER;

INDIAN OCEAN; MOZAMBIQUE CHANNEL;

EID: 67650252223     PISSN: 01431161     EISSN: 13665901     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01431160802448943     Document Type: Article

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