Three-dimensional properties of Andes mountain waves observed by satellite: A case study

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 116, Issue 23, 2011, Pages

  Alexander, M Joan ^a   Teitelbaum, Hector ^b  

^a NORTHWEST RESEARCH ASSOCIATES   (United States)

^b LABORATOIRE DE MÉTÉOROLOGIE DYNAMIQUE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC DEVICES; ATMOSPHERIC TURBULENCE; LANDFORMS; RESEARCH; SATELLITES; SOUNDING APPARATUS; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

AQUA SATELLITES; ATMOSPHERIC INFRARED SOUNDERS; BACKGROUND VALUE; BALLOON OBSERVATION; CLIMATE STUDIES; FORECASTING MODELS; GLOBAL ANALYSIS; GLOBAL CIRCULATION; GLOBAL MODELS; HIGH RESOLUTION; HIGH-RESOLUTION DYNAMICS LIMB SOUNDERS; HOT SPOT; MOMENTUM FLUX; MOUNTAIN RIDGES; MOUNTAIN WAVE; PARAMETERIZATIONS; SOUTH ATLANTIC; SPRING SEASON; THEORETICAL CALCULATIONS; TWO-DIMENSIONAL WAVES; WAVE ACTIVITY; WAVE DRAGS; WAVE PATTERNS; WAVEFIELDS; WEATHER RESEARCH;

WEATHER FORECASTING;

FLUX MEASUREMENT; FORECASTING METHOD; GRAVITY WAVE; INSTRUMENTATION; LINEARITY; MOMENTUM; NUMERICAL MODEL; OBSERVATIONAL METHOD; RESOLUTION; SATELLITE; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SEASONAL VARIATION; STEADY FLOW; STRATOSPHERE; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING; TWO-DIMENSIONAL MODELING; WAVE;

ANDES;

EID: 83655202546     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2011JD016151     Document Type: Article

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