A continuum of gravity waves in the Arecibo thermosphere?

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 31, Issue 16, 2004, Pages

  Djuth, F T ^a   Sulzer, M P ^b   Gonzales S A ^b   Mathews, J D ^c   Elder, J H ^a   Walterscheid, R L ^d  

^a Geospace Research Inc   (United States)

^b Arecibo Observatory   (Puerto Rico)

^c PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d AEROSPACE CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARRIER CONCENTRATION; DATA REDUCTION; EARTH ATMOSPHERE; PHOTOELECTRICITY; PLASMA WAVES; RADAR SYSTEMS; SCATTERING;

PHOTOELECTRON ENHANCED PLASMA WAVES (PEPW); THERMOSPHERE;

GRAVITY WAVES;

GRAVITY WAVE; OBSERVATORY; RADAR; THERMOSPHERE;

ARECIBO; ATLANTIC ISLANDS; ATLANTIC OCEAN; CARIBBEAN ISLANDS; GREATER ANTILLES; OCEANIC REGIONS; PUERTO RICO; WORLD;

EID: 7044235160     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2003GL019376     Document Type: Article

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