VHF radar observed characteristics of convectively generated gravity waves during wet and dry spells of Indian summer monsoon

Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics

Volumn 73, Issue 7-8, 2011, Pages 815-824

  Uma, K N ^a   Kishore Kumar, Karanam ^a   Narayana Rao, T ^b  

^a INDIAN SPACE RESEARCH ORGANISATION   (India)

^b NATIONAL ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH LABORATORY   (India)

Author keywords

Convection Gravity Waves; Monsoon

Indexed keywords

BACKGROUND CONDITIONS; CONVECTION GRAVITY WAVES; CONVECTIVE SYSTEMS; CONVECTIVELY GENERATED GRAVITY WAVES; DRY SPELLS; INDIAN SUMMER MONSOON; LOWER STRATOSPHERE; MONSOON; STATIC STABILITY; TIME SECTION; TROPICAL EASTERLY JET; TROPICAL STATIONS; VERTICAL VELOCITY; VHF RADAR; WAVE ACTIVITY; WAVE AMPLITUDES; WET AND DRY;

ATMOSPHERIC THERMODYNAMICS; ATMOSPHERICS; DROUGHT; GRAVITY WAVES; HYDRODYNAMICS; RADAR; WAVELET ANALYSIS; WAVES; WIND;

GRAVITATIONAL EFFECTS;

EID: 79953300055     PISSN: 13646826     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jastp.2011.01.024     Document Type: Article

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