On the role of dust storms in triggering atmospheric gravity waves observed in the middle atmosphere

Annales Geophysicae

Volumn 29, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 1647-1654

  Das, S K ^a,b   Taori, A ^a   Jayaraman, A ^a  

^a NATIONAL ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH LABORATORY   (India)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Atmospheric composition and structure (Aerosols and particles); Ionosphere (Wave propagation); Meteorology and atmospheric dynamics (Middle atmosphere dynamics)

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; ATMOSPHERIC DYNAMICS; ATMOSPHERIC STRUCTURE; DUST STORM; GRAVITY WAVE; MIDDLE ATMOSPHERE; WAVE PROPAGATION;

EID: 80053307363     PISSN: 09927689     EISSN: 14320576     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/angeo-29-1647-2011     Document Type: Article

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