Drake Antarctic Agile Meteor Radar first results: Configuration and comparison of mean and tidal wind and gravity wave momentum flux measurements with Southern Argentina Agile Meteor Radar

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 117, Issue 2, 2012, Pages

  Fritts, D C ^a   Janches, D ^b   Iimura, H ^a   Hocking, W K ^c   Bageston, J V ^d   Leme, N M P ^d  

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

^b NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^d INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PESQUISAS ESPACIAIS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GRAVITY WAVES; MOMENTUM; MOTIVATION; RADAR; WIND;

ARGENTINA; DIURNAL TIDES; DRAKE PASSAGE; GRAVITY WAVE MOMENTUM; HOT SPOT; MEAN-WINDS; MESOSPHERE AND LOWER THERMOSPHERE; METEOR RADARS; MOMENTUM FLUX; PLANETARY WAVES; RADAR LOCATIONS; SEASONAL VARIATION; SOURCE REGION; TIDAL WINDS; TIME-SCALES; WAVE ACTIVITY; WIND MEASUREMENT;

RADAR MEASUREMENT;

COMPARATIVE STUDY; GRAVITY WAVE; MOMENTUM; PLANETARY WAVE; RADAR; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEMIDIURNAL TIDE; TIDAL CURRENT; WAVE PROPAGATION; ZONAL FLOW;

ANTARCTICA; COMANDANTE FERRAZ; DRAKE PASSAGE; KING GEORGE ISLAND; SOUTH SHETLAND ISLANDS;

EID: 84856248603     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2011JD016651     Document Type: Article

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