Gravity waves and ionospheric irregularities over tropical convection zones observed by GPS/MET Radio Occultation
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Gravity Waves and Ionospheric Irregularities over Tropical Convection Zones observed by GPS/MET Radio Occultation
GPS/MET observations of the tropical atmosphere of the southern hemisphere (5S to 25S) during February 1997 are analysed, when a high amount of convective tropospheric water vapor is at these latitudes. Enhanced gravity wave activity of the lower stratosphere at h=22-28 km is associated to areas of increased tropospheric water vapor pressure at h=4-6 km, regarded as a measure of tropical convec...
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عنوان ژورنال: Geophysical Research Letters
سال: 2001
ISSN: 0094-8276
DOI: 10.1029/2001gl013076