Middle atmosphere Kelvin waves observed in cryogenic infrared spectrometers and telescopes for the atmosphere (CRISTA) 1 and 2 temperature and trace species

Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres

Volumn 107, Issue D23, 2002, Pages

  Smith, A K ^a   Preusse, P ^b,c   Oberheide, J ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WUPPERTAL   (Germany)

^c FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM JÜLICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

0341 atmospheric composition and structure: Middle atmosphere constituent transport and chemistry (3334); 3334 meteorology and atmospheric dynamics: Middle atmosphere dynamics (0341,0342); 3374 Meteorology And Atmospheric Dynamics: Tropical meteorology

Indexed keywords

EID: 84959360629     PISSN: 2169897X     EISSN: 21698996     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2001JD000577     Document Type: Article

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