A short review on wind profiler observations of lower and middle atmospheric processes over Gadanki

Indian Journal of Radio and Space Physics

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 526-542

  Rao, T Narayana ^a   Rao, D N D Narayana ^a  

^a NATIONAL ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH LABORATORY   (India)

Author keywords

Clear air turbulence; Gravity waves; Middle atmospheric dynamics; Radar meteorology; Wind profilers

Indexed keywords

EID: 84867677082     PISSN: 03678393     EISSN: 0975105X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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