Gravity wave variances and propagation derived from AIRS radiances

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 1701-1720

  Gong, J ^a   Wu, D L ^a,c   Eckermann, S D ^b  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^c NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIRS; GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; GRAVITY WAVE; PARAMETERIZATION; QUASI-BIENNIAL OSCILLATION; REMOTE SENSING; WAVE PROPAGATION;

EID: 84865481198     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-12-1701-2012     Document Type: Article

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