Southern Argentina agile meteor radar: Initial assessment of gravity wave momentum fluxes

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 115, Issue 19, 2010, Pages

  Fritts, D C ^a   Janches, D ^a   Hocking, W K ^b  

^a NorthWest Research Associates Colorado Research Associates Division ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GRAVITY WAVES; HYDRODYNAMICS; RADAR; WAVES; WIND;

ARGENTINA; AUSTRAL SPRING; AUSTRAL WINTER; DIURNAL CYCLE; DIURNAL VARIATION; DRAKE PASSAGE; GRAVITY WAVE MOMENTUM; HOT SPOT; INITIAL ASSESSMENT; MERIDIONAL WINDS; METEOR RADARS; MIDLATITUDES; MOMENTUM FLUX; TEST RESULTS; WAVEFIELDS; ZONAL WIND;

MOMENTUM;

DATA SET; DIURNAL VARIATION; GRAVITY WAVE; INSTALLATION; MOMENTUM TRANSFER; RADAR; SEASONAL VARIATION; STRATOSPHERE; WAVE FIELD; ZONAL WIND;

ARGENTINA; DRAKE PASSAGE; TIERRA DEL FUEGO [(PRV) ARGENTINA];

EID: 77957585117     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2010JD013891     Document Type: Article

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