Tomographic retrieval approach for mesoscale gravity wave observations by the PREMIER Infrared Limb-Sounder

Atmospheric Measurement Techniques

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 339-354

  Ungermann, J ^a   Hoffmann, L ^a   Preusse, P ^a   Kaufmann, M ^a   Riese, M ^a  

^a FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM JÜLICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC DYNAMICS; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CLIMATE CHANGE; FOURIER TRANSFORM; GRAVITY WAVE; MESOSCALE MOTION; NADIR; REMOTE SENSING; SPATIAL RESOLUTION; STRATOSPHERE; TOMOGRAPHY; TROPOSPHERE; WAVELENGTH;

EID: 79955846800     PISSN: 18671381     EISSN: 18678548     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/amt-3-339-2010     Document Type: Article

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