The two-day wave in the Antarctic and Arctic mesosphere and lower thermosphere

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 9, Issue 17, 2009, Pages 6377-6388

  Thnbridge, V M ^a   Mitchell, N J ^a  

^a University of Bath   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MESOSPHERE; PLANETARY WAVE; RADAR IMAGERY; SUMMER; THERMOSPHERE; WINTER; ZONAL WIND;

EID: 75449085351     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-9-6377-2009     Document Type: Article

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