Similarities in middle atmosphere structures

Similarities of middle atmosphere structures are analyzed on the basis of CRISTA and SABER data which extend from the upper troposphere up into the lower thermosphere. An event of planetary wave breaking is identified that leads to the formation of a surf zone the middle mesosphere (70 km); its stru...

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Main Authors: Dirk Offermann, Jens Oberheide, Michael Jarisch, Klaus-Ulrich Grossmann, Oleg Gusev
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Borntraeger 2006-07-01
Series:Meteorologische Zeitschrift
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1127/0941-2948/2006/0135