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Neutral atmospheric waves determined from Atmospheric Explorer measurementsA description is presented of the first observations of neutral gravity waves in which a sufficient number of wave parameters are detected to allow a specification of the neutral wave characteristics. In situ measurements of neutral wind, temperature, and composition from Atmospheric Explorer are used to obtain wave amplitudes and phases for N2 temperature and wind, and N2, O, and He densities. These amplitudes and phases along with the Doppler shifted wave frequency provide sufficient information to evaluate the wave frequency and the wave vector.
Document ID
19790047323
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
Authors
Hoegy, W. R. (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD, United States)
Wharton, L. E. (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD, United States)
Spencer, N. W. (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Laboratory for Planetary Atmospheres, Greenbelt, Md., United States)
Dyson, P. L. (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD, United States)
Date Acquired
August 9, 2013
Publication Date
March 1, 1979
Publication Information
Publication: Geophysical Research Letters
Volume: 6
Subject Category
Geophysics
Accession Number
79A31336
Distribution Limits
Public
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