Sources and dynamics of turbulence in the upper troposphere and lower stratosphere: A review

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 39, Issue 12, 2012, Pages

  Sharman, R D ^a   Trier, S B ^a   Lane, T P ^b   Doyle, J D ^c  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL; AIR TRANSPORTATION; AVIATION; FORECASTING; TROPOSPHERE;

AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLER; AIR TRAVELS; COMMERCIAL AIRCRAFT; CRUISE ALTITUDE; DYNAMICAL PROCESS; LOWER STRATOSPHERE; MODELING RESULTS; OPERATIONAL COSTS; SAFETY ISSUES; TURBULENCE GENERATION; UNDERLYING CAUSE; UPPER TROPOSPHERE;

ATMOSPHERICS;

ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; LITERATURE REVIEW; STRATOSPHERE; THEORETICAL STUDY; TROPOSPHERE; TURBULENCE; UPPER ATMOSPHERE;

EID: 84862889113     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2012GL051996     Document Type: Article

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