Ducting of acoustic-gravity waves in a nonisothermal atmosphere around a spherical globe

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 103, Issue D10, 1998, Pages 11229-11234

  Liang, Jun ^a   Wan, Weixing ^a   Yuan, Hong ^a  

^a Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC/GRAVITY WAVE; DUCTING MECHANISM; THERMALLY STRATIFIED ATMOSPHERE;

EID: 7344241527     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/98JD00424     Document Type: Article

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