Observations of Rossby waves linked to convection over the eastern tropical Pacific

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 321-339

  Kiladis, George N ^a  

^a NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEAT CONVECTION; HEAT FLUX; SURFACE WAVES; TROPICS; VORTEX FLOW;

ROSSBY WAVES; TRANSIENT WAVE ACTIVITY;

ATMOSPHERIC MOVEMENTS;

ATMOSPHERE; CONVECTION; POTENTIAL VORTICITY; WAVE;

ATMOSPHERIC WAVES; CONVECTION; ITCZ; POTENTIAL VORTICITY; ROSSBY WAVE; STRATOSPHERE;

PACIFIC, (TROPICAL EAST);

EID: 0032004757     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0469(1998)055<0321:OORWLT>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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