Space-based measurements of stratospheric mountain waves by CRISTA 1. Sensitivity, analysis method, and a case study

Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres

Volumn 107, Issue D23, 2002, Pages

  Preusse, Peter ^a,b   Dörnbrack, Andreas ^c   Eckermann, Stephen D ^d   Riese, Martin ^a,b   Schaeler, Bernd ^a   Bacmeister, Julio T ^e   Broutman, Dave ^f   Grossmann, Klaus U ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WUPPERTAL   (Germany)

^b FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM JÜLICH   (Germany)

^c GERMAN AEROSPACE CENTER DLR   (Germany)

^d NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^e NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^f Computational Physics Inc ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

3334 meteorology and atmospheric dynamics: Middle atmosphere dynamics (0341,0342); 3360 meteorology and atmospheric dynamics: Remote sensing; 3384 meteorology and atmospheric dynamics: Waves and tides

Indexed keywords

EID: 84959376845     PISSN: 2169897X     EISSN: 21698996     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2001JD000699     Document Type: Article

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