Detection of the fast Kelvin Wave teleconnection due to El Niño-Southern Oscillation

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 103, Issue C12, 1998, Pages 27655-27663

  Meyers, Steven D ^a,b   Melsom, Arne ^c   Mitchum, Gary T ^b   O'Brien, James J ^a  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^c NORWEGIAN METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EL NINO-SOUTHERN OSCILLATION; KELVIN WAVE; TELECONNECTION; WAVE PROPAGATION;

PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 0032534195     PISSN: 21699275     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/98JC02402     Document Type: Article

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