Global structure, seasonal and interannual variability of the migrating semidiurnal tide seen in the SABER/TIMED temperatures (2002-2007)

Annales Geophysicae

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 687-703

  Pancheva, D ^a   Mukhtarov, P ^a   Andonov, B ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF GEOPHYSICS   (Bulgaria)

Author keywords

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

Indexed keywords

AMPLITUDE; ANNUAL VARIATION; ATMOSPHERIC DYNAMICS; PLANETARY WAVE; SATELLITE DATA; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEMIDIURNAL TIDE; THERMODYNAMICS; THERMOSPHERE; WAVE HEIGHT; WAVELENGTH;

EID: 72049124166     PISSN: 09927689     EISSN: 14320576     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/angeo-27-687-2009     Document Type: Article

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