Fast and slow Kelvin waves in the Madden-Julian Oscillation of a GCM

Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society

Volumn 125, Issue 557, 1999, Pages 1473-1498

  Matthews, Adrian J ^a   Slingo, Julia M ^b   Hoskins, Brian J ^b   Inness, Peter M ^b  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b NONE

Author keywords

General circulation model; Kelvin wave; Madden Julian Oscillation; WISHE

Indexed keywords

GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; KELVIN WAVE; MADDEN-JULIAN OSCILLATION; TROPICAL METEOROLOGY;

EID: 0032740908     PISSN: 00359009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1256/smsqj.55701     Document Type: Article

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