An analysis of tropical instability waves in a numerical model of the Pacific Ocean: 1. Spatial variability of the waves

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 104, Issue C12, 1999, Pages 29613-29635

  Masina, S ^a,b   Philander, S G H ^a  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INSTABILITY; OCEANIC GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; SPATIAL VARIATION; TROPICAL ENVIRONMENT; WAVE GENERATION;

PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 0033573433     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1999jc900227     Document Type: Article

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