A global view of stratospheric gravity wave hotspots located with atmospheric infrared sounder observations

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 118, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 416-434

  Hoffmann, L ^a   Xue, X ^b   Alexander, M J ^c  

^a FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM JÜLICH   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OF CHINA   (China)

^c North West Research Associates Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARID REGIONS; GRAVITY WAVES; INFRARED DEVICES; NASA; SOUNDING APPARATUS; STORMS; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

ANTARCTIC PENINSULA; ATMOSPHERIC INFRARED SOUNDERS; BRIGHTNESS TEMPERATURES; CONVECTIVE EVENTS; HORIZONTAL RESOLUTION; ISOLATED ISLANDS; MESOSCALE CONVECTIVE SYSTEM; RADIANCE MEASUREMENT;

INFRARED INSTRUMENTS;

AQUA (SATELLITE); BRIGHTNESS TEMPERATURE; GRAVITY WAVE; HOT SPOT; INFRARED IMAGERY; OBSERVATIONAL METHOD; STRATOSPHERE; TOPOGRAPHY;

ANTARCTIC PENINSULA; ANTARCTICA; WEST ANTARCTICA;

EID: 84882768505     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21698996     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2012JD018658     Document Type: Article

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