Simulation of the eastward 4-day wave in the Antarctic winter mesosphere using a gravity wave resolving general circulation model

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 114, Issue 16, 2009, Pages

  Watanabe, Shingo ^a   Tomikawa, Yoshihiro ^c   Sato, Kaoru ^b   Kawatani, Yoshio ^a   Miyazaki, Kazuyuki ^a   Takahashi, Masaaki ^b  

^a JAPAN AGENCY FOR MARINE EARTH SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF POLAR RESEARCH   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERICS; GRAVITY WAVES; HYDRODYNAMICS; JETS; SIMULATORS; SULFUR COMPOUNDS; WAVES;

BAROCLINIC; BAROCLINICITY; BAROTROPIC; EXCITATION MECHANISMS; GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; HIGH RESOLUTION; JET STREAMS; JET STRUCTURE; MEAN FLOW; MEAN FLOW STRUCTURES; MIDDLE ATMOSPHERE; OVERTURNING CIRCULATION; SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE; SPONTANEOUS GENERATION;

GRAVITATIONAL EFFECTS;

BAROCLINIC MOTION; FLOW STRUCTURE; GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; GRAVITY WAVE; HEAT FLUX; MESOSPHERE; OVERTURN; SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE; WINTER;

EID: 71949098421     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2008JD011636     Document Type: Article

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