A study on stratospheric gravity waves generated by Typhoon Ewiniar: Numerical simulations and satellite observations

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 114, Issue 22, 2009, Pages

  Kim, So Young ^a   Chun, Hye Yeong ^a   Wu, Dong L ^b  

^a Yonsei University   (South Korea)

^b CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION; ATMOSPHERICS; COMPUTER VISION; ELECTRIC LOAD FORECASTING; GRAVITATIONAL EFFECTS; GRAVITY WAVES; HYDRODYNAMICS; INFRARED DEVICES; INFRARED INSTRUMENTS; SIMULATORS; SOUNDING APPARATUS; SULFUR COMPOUNDS; WAVES; WEATHER FORECASTING;

ATMOSPHERIC INFRARED SOUNDERS; BACKGROUND WINDS; DATA SETS; EUROPEAN CENTER FOR MEDIUM-RANGE WEATHER FORECASTS; FAST MOVEMENT; HIGH RESOLUTION; MODEL PHYSICS; MOVING DIRECTION; NUMERICAL SIMULATION; SATELLITE OBSERVATIONS; SPATIAL RESOLUTION; WAVE AMPLITUDES; WAVE COMPONENTS; WAVE PATTERNS; WAVE SPECTRA; WEATHER RESEARCH AND FORECASTING;

HURRICANES;

ACOUSTIC EQUIPMENT; ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; GRAVITY WAVE; STRATOSPHERE; TYPHOON; WAVE DIRECTION; WAVE PROPAGATION; WAVE SPECTRUM;

EID: 72049084997     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2009jd011971     Document Type: Article

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