Numerical simulation of bore generation and morphology in thermal and doppler ducts

Annales Geophysicae

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 511-523

  Laughman, B ^a   Fritts, D C ^a   Werne, J ^a  

^a CoRA Division ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Meteorology and atmospheric dynamics; Middle atmosphere dynamics; Thermospheric dynamics; Waves and tides

Indexed keywords

AMPLITUDE; ATMOSPHERIC DYNAMICS; ATMOSPHERIC WAVE; METEOROLOGY; NUMERICAL MODEL; THERMOSPHERE;

EID: 72049099192     PISSN: 09927689     EISSN: 14320576     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/angeo-27-511-2009     Document Type: Article

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