The 5-day wave in the Arctic and Antarctic mesosphere and lower thermosphere

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 115, Issue 1, 2010, Pages

  Day, K A ^a   Mitchell, N J ^a  

^a University of Bath   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HORIZONTAL WINDS; IN-SITU; INTERANNUAL VARIABILITY; MESOSPHERE AND LOWER THERMOSPHERE; METEOR RADARS; PLANETARY WAVES; POLAR MESOSPHERE; POLAR REGIONS; SEASONAL CYCLE; STRONG WAVES; WAVE ACTIVITY; WAVE PERIOD;

CLIMATOLOGY;

ANNUAL VARIATION; ANTARCTIC OSCILLATION; ARCTIC ENVIRONMENT; MESOSPHERE; PLANETARY WAVE; RADAR IMAGERY; THERMOSPHERE;

ADELAIDE ISLAND; ANTARCTICA; ESRANGE; NORRBOTTEN; ROTHERA POINT; SWEDEN; WEST ANTARCTICA;

EID: 76249132310     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2009JD012545     Document Type: Article

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