Gravity wave kinetic, potential, and vertical fluctuation energies as indicators of different frequency gravity waves

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 115, Issue 11, 2010, Pages

  Geller, Marvin A ^a   Gong, Jie ^a  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATOLOGY; GRAVITY WAVES; HYDRODYNAMICS; PHOTOACOUSTIC EFFECT; SPECTROSCOPY; WAVES;

ASCENT RATE; ATMOSPHERIC GRAVITY WAVES; DIFFERENT FREQUENCY; HORIZONTAL WINDS; MEASUREMENT TECHNIQUES; RADIOSONDE DATAS; VERTICAL FLUCTUATIONS; VERTICAL VELOCITY;

GRAVITATIONAL EFFECTS;

ENERGY BALANCE; GRAVITY WAVE; KINETICS; RADIOSONDE; RESOLUTION; TEMPERATURE PROFILE; VERTICAL MOVEMENT; WAVE ENERGY; WIND PROFILE;

EID: 77953790110     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2009JD012266     Document Type: Article

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