A conjugate study of mean winds and planetary waves employing enhanced meteor radars at Rio Grande, Argentina (53.8°S) and Juliusruh, Germany (54.6°N)

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 117, Issue 5, 2012, Pages

  Fritts, D C ^a   Iimura, H ^a   Lieberman, R ^a   Janches, D ^b   Singer, W ^c  

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

^b NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ROSTOCK   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RADAR;

ARGENTINA; GERMANY; HORIZONTAL VELOCITY; MEAN-WINDS; METEOR RADARS; PLANETARY WAVES; RIO GRANDE; WIND MEASUREMENT;

RADAR MEASUREMENT;

PERIODICITY; PLANETARY WAVE; RADAR; WAVE MODELING; WIND MEASUREMENT; ZONAL WIND;

ARGENTINA; GERMANY; JULIUSRUH; MECKLENBURG-WEST POMERANIA; RIO GRANDE [SAN LUIS]; RUGEN; SAN LUIS;

EID: 84856300636     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2011JD016305     Document Type: Article

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